With population dwindling and not a lot of big ticket items to attract locals . . . Kansas has found a tragic new way to attract visitors from across the country . . . Check-it:
Expanded clinic capacity and an influx of people traveling from other states fueled the increase in abortions, according to researchers.
Kansas health care facilities provided an estimated 22,720 abortions in 2024 — an increase of around 3,500, or 18.1%, from the year prior.
That’s according to a report published Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
A rise in patients traveling to Kansas from other states largely accounted for the increase. The report said 71% of people who get abortions in Kansas clinics are now residents of other states, the largest percentage of any state in the U.S. Most patients live in Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma, with smaller numbers from Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Out-of-state patients drove Kansas abortion numbers up in 2024, study finds
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