2023, Texas and abortion

Deeply disturbing statistics show Texas children under the age of 11 left state for abortion in 2023
Newly released statistics from 2023 show that minors in Texas are traveling out of the state to have abortions and the numbers are rising.
Dozens of minors – including children under 11 – left Texas for abortions in 2023
But according to the latest state data available, a number of minors are leaving the state for abortions – and that number rose in 2023 compared to previous years. Taylor Goldenstein, who reports on state politics for the Houston Chronicle, said 105 minors 17 or under left Texas for abortions that we know of in 2023.
At least 6 Texas children under age 12 got abortions out of state in 2023
The number, possibly an undercount, underscores the effect of blocking the procedure for one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.
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