TABLE 2.

Barriers to obtaining abortion reported by women who traveled to receive services, and number of women reporting each, by barrier group

Group	No. of women reporting
Travel-related logistical issues	27
Making arrangements after appointment was scheduled (e.g., for transportation, accommodations, child care and work schedule changes)	27
Involving unwanted persons in abortion decision or travel arrangements	12
Requiring multiple means of transport to get to appointment	3
System navigation issues	27
Hoop-jumping (logistics involved in securing an appointment)	23
Lack of information, resources or referrals, including lack of transparency	15
Need to make multiple visits to the procedure clinic	10
Encountering crisis pregnancy centers that delayed abortion care	4
Limited clinic options	25
Limited or no options near home	24
Clinic closures in home state*	14
Unavailable appointment times at other clinics (e.g., because of overbooking or excessive demand)	8
Financial issues	25
Need to raise money for procedure and related costs (e.g., travel, logistics)	20
Lack of insurance coverage	13
Difference in procedure costs between clinics	8
State or clinic restrictions	18
Gestational limits (state- or clinic-imposed)†	12
Waiting periods (state-imposed)	10

^*This barrier signifies that women explicitly mentioned clinic closures as the reason for travel, rather than simply indicating a lack of clinics near their home.

^†Includes limits on medication abortion. Note: The total for each group reflects the number of women who experienced at least one barrier within the group, not the number of times barriers were reported.