evidence: - OB/GYNs and other health care providers are fleeing abortion ban states, and some medical students are refusing to train in them. [...] "At least 23 million women of reproductive age nationwide live in states with abortion bans. That’s 23 million women who won’t have access to care if they become pregnant and need to have an abortion," said Senator Cantwell in previewing the report at a press conference Tuesday. "Women … are in life threatening situations and are being denied access to care." [...] "Two years ago, the Supreme Court shook the nation when they took away the fundamental freedom to make our own reproductive health decisions, putting the lives of so many women at risk," said Senator Stabenow. "1 in 3 American women now live in a state with extreme restrictions on abortion. This report reaffirms what we already know: the Republican-led assault on our reproductive freedom is endangering women and placing an enormous strain on our health care system."