Blue states offer abortion sanctuaries for women in red states.

The Battle Over Abortion Rights: States Take Matters Into Their Own Hands

Vandalized Pregnancy Centers Cry for Justice One Year After Dobbs Leak

The overturn of Roe v. Wade has created a divide among states, with pro-abortion rights states providing abortions to citizens of anti-abortion states and anti-abortion states having no legal recourse. In response, some states have pursued measures to expand access to abortion and ban cooperation with anti-abortion states enforcing their own abortion laws.

Abortion Border Battles

Some pro-abortion states are encouraging out-of-state abortion-seekers to travel from their restrictive states to obtain an abortion. In response to bans, abortionists in some pro-abortion states are setting up clinics near the borders of anti-abortion states, encouraging interstate travel to their location for an abortion.

Public Funds for Abortion Tourism

States such as California and Oregon have enacted sanctuary measures and created public funds to pay for out-of-state abortion-seekers. Anti-abortion rights supporters argue that this is a business opportunity for abortion clinics to take more lives and make more money.

States in Legal Limbo

The legal patchwork that came out of the Dobbs decision has polarized states and put some states in legal limbo. Some states have either passed abortion restrictions or had trigger laws restricting the procedure go into effect after Dobbs, but state supreme courts have nullified the restrictions by creating the right to abortion in the states’ constitutions.

The battle over abortion rights continues to rage on, with states taking matters into their own hands. While some states are expanding access to abortion and creating sanctuary measures, others are pursuing measures to discourage abortion tourism and restrict access to the procedure. The legal patchwork that has resulted from the Dobbs decision has left some states in legal limbo, with conflicting laws and court decisions. The fight over abortion rights is far from over, and it remains to be seen how it will ultimately be resolved.