Abortion bans and restrictions have especially harsh impacts on individuals with the fewest resources and who are already marginalized by the health care system. Those include people living with low incomes, Black and Brown communities and other people of color, young people, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities and those in rural communities.
![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)