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Locations of physical abortion clinics (black squares), with 30-, 60-, 90-minute driving distance based on current and projected abortion restrictions. Figure created with QGIS. (Source: A geospatial analysis of abortion access in the United States after the overturn of Roe v. Wade)

WSU researchers find 41 percent of U.S. women have no abortion access within 30-minute drive

Rachel Sun

Researchers at Washington State University found that over 41 percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 49 don’t have access to an abortion provider within a 30-minute drive.

Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., pictured in 2018, called the charges "hyperpolitical." CREDIT: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Politics

Kansas GOP Rep. Steve Watkins Charged With Felonies Over Voter Registration At UPS Store

The charges, filed Tuesday, stem from Watkins registering to vote using the address of a UPS storefront.

PHOTO: The Kansas Capitol building. The state passed a ban on dilation and evacuation abortions in 2015. CREDIT: Stephen Koranda/Kansas News Service

National News

Kansas Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Protects Right To Abortion

The court said that the state's Bill of Rights "allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body ... decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy."