For nearly 50 years, Roe provided a baseline of legal protection for abortion in the United States. Of course, Roe was never enough. Access to abortion care continues to be dependent on a person’s ability to pay, their state of residence or their ability to navigate the complex web of obstacles created by their state legislature.
![Driving distance to abortion clinic in Iowa after COVID-19 ban If abortion care in Iowa shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 396% each way from 28 miles to 139 miles](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4_90x72/public/images/iowacovid19abortionban.png?h=7d5cce7d&itok=IzoD3rnI)