How Abortion Pills Change the Fight for Life
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The closest US abortion clinic to Corpus Christi, Texas, is at least an 8-hour car ride away in New Mexico.
It’s a drive that fewer southern Texas women are taking due to the popularity of abortion pills, despite pro-life legislation attempting to restrict access in the state.
Out-of-state travel for abortions dropped 8 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. In states without bans, abortions provided through clinics and via telehealth have fallen 5 percent so far in 2025, down from highs in 2023 and 2024.
