Access vs. Legalities in Australia and the U.S.: Access in the U.S. and Australia

United States

Yellow Pages online lists 1830 abortion clinics in the United States
The state with the most clinics is Florida at 192 and the state with the least is North Dakota at 1
The District of Columbia is included in this count and has 7 clinics

Geographical access to abortion is limited on a practical level: 87 percent of U.S. counties have no abortion provider.

Another issue with accessibility is funding. In the U.S. there is no universal health care, or national funding for abortion. This means that a woman without health insurance must pay anywhere from $200 to $1000 out of pocket depending on the circumstances of her abortion, and a woman with health insurance is at the mercy of her provider.
Aside from physical availability of clinics, there is the issue of access to the entrance. Anti-choice protesting has been a long standing tradition outside abortion clinics. Most clinics that perform abortions experience picketing at least 20 times a year: in 2005, 13,416 incidents of disruptive picketing were reported.

Abortion related violence is another big issue with murder, attempted murder, assault, and threats against abortion providers, anthrax threats, arson, bombing, and property crime.

In response, the "Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act" was passed at the federal level making it an offense to use intimidation or physical force in order to prevent a person from entering a facility which provides reproductive healthcare or a place of worship.
"Bubble zones" are also created, which limit how close protesters can get to the clinic- distance varies by state. There are two types: fixed and floating.
Fixed zones apply to the facility itself, and floating apply to objects in transit, such as people or cars.

Australia

Yellow Pages online lists 109 abortion clinics in Australia- Marie Stopes International services locations all over the country and was listed multiple times, but did not have a clinic in every state. Therefore there was a discrepancy. The actual number of clinics is 118 according to Yellow Pages AU.
New South Wales had the most clinics at 52 and Northern Territory had the least at zero though Marie Stopes International services Northern Territory but may not be located in the area.

Because Australia has universal health care, women get a reimbursement of 75-85% depending on the procedure done.

There has been one reported incident of abortion-related violence in Australia. A security guard at a clinic in Melbourne was shot in the face and killed by a man who was later charged and sentenced to life in prison. The incident occured in 2001.

Access vs. Legalities in Australia and the U.S.