AZ women at CA abortion clinics increases 80%

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Abortion limits in Arizona put pressure on clinics in Southern California

California
Paul Sisson - The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) Jul 1, 2022 Updated 15 min ago


SAN DIEGO — Suspension of most abortions in Arizona is already putting significant pressure on medical clinics in San Diego, Imperial and Riverside counties.

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, which operates 19 health centers in those three counties, said Wednesday that Arizona women have scheduled 175 appointments at its various locations since the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years.

It’s a massive increase given that just 13 abortions were scheduled by Arizona women during the corresponding four-day period one week earlier.

The influx of appointments from Arizona has increased the overall number of abortions to be performed by the Planned Parenthood Southwest clinics by 77%.

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Some, the physician said, are starting to arrive without appointments. One woman, she said, arrived at a local clinic close to the San Diego International Airport from Arizona.

“She had done all of her research and looked at abortion clinics that could serve her closest to an airport,” Marengo said. “She came very humbly and said, ‘I understand that I have the means to travel by air, I’m able to take the time off work, I’m able to pay for this abortion, and I see the gravity of knowing that so many folks don’t have that option.’”

https://www.starbeacon.com/region/abortion-limits-in-arizona-put-pressure-on-clinics-in-southern-california/article_31884f00-4c33-555b-8482-707b35596f8e.html

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1. California should send Arizona a bill (same goes for Oregon and Washington billing Idaho)

Not that these deadbeat states would pay up, but it's still good to memorialize the transaction.