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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 5 July 2022
It's a new era for funding on both sides of abortion debate

By GLENN GAMBOA in order to meet increasing
NEW YORK (AP) — The Su- demand. And every single
preme Court's overturning person who is able to help
of Roe v. Wade has ush- makes a huge difference.
ered in a new era of fund- But the volume is just incal-
ing on both sides of the culable at this point."
abortion debate. At Americans United for
With the legality of abortion Life, which provides anti-
now up to individual states abortion policy expertise
to determine, an issue long to legislators around the
debated by legislators and country, donations are
philanthropists — when it coming in heavy numbers
was largely theoretical be- from Americans of all ages
cause only the Supreme and backgrounds, said
Court could change it — Tom Shakely, the group's
suddenly has real-world chief engagement officer.
ramifications for people Even so, he said, the group
across the country. And remains "a multimillion-dol-
donors on both sides will lar David to abortion's mul-
now be expected to put tibillion-dollar Goliath."
money behind their words. "The end of Roe v. Wade un-
"I think we will see fund- Abortion rights activists gather for a protest following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn fortunately does not mean
ing that's going to be a lot Roe v. Wade, at Washington Square Park, Friday, June 24, 2022, in New York. the end of Planned Parent-
less performative and a Associated Press hood or the end of abor-
lot more realistic," said Les- tion," Shakely said. "Abor-
lie Lenkowsky, a professor bies put up for adoption or of donors doubled again The Brigid Alliance helps tion will tragically continue
emeritus in public affairs into the foster care system. within three days, with peo- about 125 people a month to be a multibillion-dollar
and philanthropic studies At The Brigid Alliance, a ple contributing anywhere with abortion logistics and business in America until
at Indiana University. New York nonprofit that from $5 to $50,000. Even so, expenses — about $1,200 we clarify that abortion is
Those kind of gifts are al- provides funding and logis- Moeller said, the donations per person. Most requests incompatible with constitu-
ready starting to arrive. tical help for people seek- can't begin to match the come from women in the tional justice."
Donations are pouring in ing abortions, the number need. South, Moeller said, and in- Brandi Collins-Calhoun, a
to nonprofit groups in what of donors more than dou- "Since September, when flation has increased many manager at the National
experts call an example of bled to 6,000-plus after the Texas implemented their of the costs. Committee for Respon-
"rage giving." Yet few be- leak in May of a draft of the six-week ban, we saw a "I think it's going to be im- sive Philanthropy, said she
lieve the additional fund- Supreme Court ruling, ac- 900% increase in requests possible for every individual hopes donors will regard
ing for their causes will be cording to Sarah Moeller, for our services," she said. who needs abortion care the next stage in the abor-
enough to address the in- the group's director of "We expect that we'll con- to be able to get to their tion debate as a reason to
creased demand for help resource development. tinue to see surging rates as appointments," Moeller redouble contributions to
either for women to obtain Once Roe was overturned the dominoes fall after this said. "We're doing every- what she sees as reproduc-
abortions or to support ba- last month, their number ruling." thing that we can to grow tive justice.q

Flight cancellations ease slightly as July 4 weekend ends

By DAVID KOENIG than 1,300 U.S. flights had Grant said labor shortages
AP Airlines Writer been delayed and nearly in Europe and North Amer-
DALLAS (AP) — Travelers fly- 200 canceled, according ica have affected airlines,
ing home from July Fourth to FlightAware. their suppliers including ca-
getaways faced flight de- The good news: Those num- terers and aircraft fuelers,
lays Monday, but airlines bers were down sharply airports and air traffic con-
were canceling fewer from recent days. trollers. He sees no reason
flights than in the days Flying during the peak to think the situation will im-
leading up to the holiday vacation season has al- prove anytime this summer.
weekend. ways been challenging. In the U.S., the rate of can-
Airlines had canceled Big crowds and summer cellations over the last two
more than 2,200 U.S. flights, thunderstorms can quickly weeks is up 59% from the
and another 23,000 were overwhelm an airline's op- same period in 2019, be-
delayed, since holiday erations. That has been fore the pandemic, likely
weekend travel picked up compounded this summer due to a combination of
on Thursday. by shortages of pilots and weather, staffing shortages Travelers check their flights at Miami International Airport, Satur-
Airports were packed. other workers. and air-traffic issues. day, July 2, 2022, in Miami.
More than 9 million flyers "It's not just in North Amer- However, the rate of de- Associated Press
flocked to U.S. airports be- ica, it's everywhere," said layed flights is only slightly
tween Thursday and Sun- John Grant, an analyst for worse than it was in the last the East Coast for part of gram. A spokesman for the
day, peaking at 2.49 million, OAG, a travel-date provid- summer before the pan- the weekend, airlines also airline said Monday that the
a pandemic-era record, on er based in the United King- demic — 19.7% then, 21.5% made unforced errors. problem had been fixed
Friday, according to figures dom. "It's a combination now, according to FlightA- American Airlines acci- and crew assignments had
from the Transportation Se- of available resources and ware numbers. dentally dropped pilot as- been restored for "the vast
curity Administration. demand picking up much While some of the dis- signments for thousands of majority" of flights. He said
By early Monday afternoon more quickly than anyone ruption was due to bad flights in July because of a the issue had no effect on
on the East Coast, more anticipated." weather, especially along glitch in its scheduling pro- July Fourth travel.q