Can't a billionaire fund an abortion charter flight service?

[Alhena]

It's very well established in constitutional law that no state can bar its citizens from traveling to another state. A state can ban gambling in their own borders, but they can't stop you from flying to Las Vegas to gamble. So while some states have passed laws banning travel for the purposes of getting an abortion, those statutes are blatantly unconstitutional under a long line of non-controversial precedent.

That being the case, it seems like it would be doable for a billionaire to charter, say, a 737 to fly financially needy pregnant women from Jackson Mississippi to Chicago at 6 am one morning, allow them to get an abortion that day at a clinic that will have increased its staff to handle the inflow, and then fly back that night.

Billionaires like Bill Gates have long funded health projects in places like Africa, seems like there would be one willing to pay for flights like these.

[drray23]

1. why not use regular airlines ?

it would seem more practical to fund flights on regular airlines. Women in need of abortion are not all in one spot at the same time.
You are not going to pack a 737 with dozens of people from the same location for abortions.

[Alhena]

4. Not even in a week? I'm not thinking of daily fights

Maybe the plane could make a stop in Memphis as well on the way to Chicago.

[patricia92243]

11. Use regular airlines and provide Uber to and from the clinic. People forget about

that you could be stranded at an airport if you are short of money.

[PortTack]

2. There's a volunteer service already formed of pilots willing to give their time and skills

They are gaining attention, volunteers and donations.

https://www.weny.com/story/46714716/volunteer-pilot-group-transports-its-first-passenger-across-state-lines-to-get-an-abortion

[Alhena]

5. Nice

[DBoon]

7. Stop fantasizing about billionaires bailing us out

and start donating a few dollars each to make this happen

If 100,000 of us donate $10 each, that is a million dollars worth of air tickets

BTW, getting on a special "abortion charter" is a very good way to advertise you are getting an abortion. Flying commercial is more discreet - you could be flying for any of a number of reasons

[DBoon]

9. Your post is an example of people NOT depending on billionaires

I was making a positive example of the pilots' effort and criticizing the OP

[PortTack]

10. Okay.. thx

[TwilightZone]

3. Flying them commercially would be more efficient.

Could also go through a service like NetJets, which has fractional ownership. A lot of professional athletes do that because they don't need a jet all the time. That's probably a lot more expensive, however.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Abortion funds help people get abortions by providing travel, funding and lodging logistics.

Billionaires could certainly donate to them.