TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 10, 2025

New data shows that out-of-state travel for abortion declined in the first half of 2025, marking the first drop in clinic visits since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. According to Tennessee Lookout, the Guttmacher Institute report found an 8% decrease in patients traveling to states where abortion remains legal, while the use of telehealth to obtain abortion medication continues to rise. In Tennessee, where nearly all abortions are banned, 10,020 residents sought out-of-state abortions in 2024, while an additional 5,840 ended pregnancies using medication prescribed through telehealth. Telemedicine providers, protected by “shield laws” that allow them to prescribe and mail FDA-approved abortion pills anywhere in the country and protect the organization and its medical staff from out-of-state prosecution in 22 states and Washington, D.C., continue to serve patients in states with bans.