Data: Guttmacher Institute; Note: Includes procedural and medication abortions provided at brick-and-mortar health facilities as well as medication abortions via telehealth and virtual providers in 2023. Counts less than 100 not shown.; Chart: Axios Visuals
Illinois was the top state where Tennesseans traveled for abortions in 2023, according to a new estimate by an abortion rights group.
By the numbers: Tennessee residents obtained 10,570 out-of-state abortions, according to estimates from the Guttmacher Institute.
Illinois led the way with 7,120 followed by North Carolina with 1,280.
Out-of-state travel for abortions, including for the procedure or to obtain abortion pills, more than doubled from 2020 to 2023, Axios' Sareen Habeshian reports.
State of play: Tennessee imposed an abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dodd ruling.