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minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 days agoI doubt it. Plus, the population has increased so much since then that the numbers are undoubtedly smaller. I’ve heard pre-Roe stories of docs and nurses running illegal clinics after hours where they kept no records. So that complicates things.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoYeah, I was assuming if there were any kind of data, it could be extrapolated from somewhat in order to predict how many people would be traveling and roughly how far, given: As you point out, different population sizes pre-Roe vs. now. Where the free states are now vs. pre-Roe.
I doubt it. Plus, the population has increased so much since then that the numbers are undoubtedly smaller.
I’ve heard pre-Roe stories of docs and nurses running illegal clinics after hours where they kept no records. So that complicates things.
Yeah, I was assuming if there were any kind of data, it could be extrapolated from somewhat in order to predict how many people would be traveling and roughly how far, given: