They were desperate.”Women and girls from Oklahoma and Texas had 566 abortions in Kansas in 2020, up from 110 in 2019. The additional 456 abortions were the bulk of the total increase in abortions in Kansas. The Kansas health department said 3,901 abortions, or nearly 52%, were for patients from outside the state. Since then, abortions in Kansas peaked at 12,445 in 1999, then declined in 16 of the following 20 years. A significant percentage of Kansas abortions historically have been performed for Missouri patients, particularly in the Kansas City area.

Source: thestar June 01, 2021 21:45 UTC