'Practical abortion fund' sees surge of patients traveling to Illinois
A wave of anti-abortion restrictions in Missouri and other states is increasingly bringing patients seeking the procedure to Illinois — and to “practical abortion funds” like the Midwest Access Coalition.
Founded in 2015, the coalition connects patients seeking abortions with the resources to get them to clinics, handling the logistics of the trip and supplying money for lodging, child care and food during their stay.
Diana Parker-Kafka, the Chicago-based coalition’s executive director, says the group’s activities ramped up significantly in the past year, when it assisted more than 800 people traveling to the Midwest for abortions.
Now, the group is fielding 120 callers every month.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-06/practical-abortion-fund-sees-surge-of-patients-traveling-to-illinois