Carrie Anderson, 38, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, joined the “Bans Off Our Mife” rally organized by the Women’s March outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as the justices heard oral arguments over access to mifepristone, one of two pharmaceuticals used in medication abortion. (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
With Florida’s six-week abortion ban taking effect today and the U.S. Supreme Court currently weighing whether Idaho’s abortion ban should supersede emergency medical treatment, abortion advocates are renewing calls for federal abortion protection, since even in “safe” states like Pennsylvania access to care is limited.
“People need to understand that we went from having over 100 abortion clinics in Pennsylvania to less than 20 in a relatively short period of time,” state Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-Delaware) told the Capital-Star. “So, while the access is legally there, practically speaking for so many Pennsylvanians, they don’t have access to abortion or reproductive health care in general.”