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While Medicare was designed as health insurance for those 65 and older, it also covers people with disabilities who are young enough to still get pregnant. Yet they often struggle to get their birth control covered and end up with large medical bills — or instead opt for hysterectomies or tubal ligations, which Medicare sometimes will cover.
South Carolina is one of two states in the country that criminalizes self-managed abortions, experts told USA TODAY. The other state is Nevada.
Dozens of cities and two counties, mostly in rural areas, have adopted the bans.
