Post-Dobbs bans leave 14 states with no abortion clinics

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Source: raw story




Brett Wilkins, December 6, 2023 7:15AM ET


Scores of independent reproductive health centers have been forced to close or stop offering abortion care, with 14 states now having no abortion clinics, a report published Tuesday revealed.

Abortion Care Network (ACN) released its annual Communities Need Clinics report, which details how "abortion bans, extremist harassment, and the financial realities of operating community-based clinics make it increasingly difficult for independent clinics to stay open" after the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court canceled half a century of federal abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization a year-and-a-half ago.

As a result, 65 independent reproductive care clinics have shut down or stopped performing abortions since June 2022. The following states now have no clinics providing abortion care: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.

"Even in states where abortion remains legal, medically unnecessary restrictions, financial barriers associated with operating a health center, and the constant work of protecting against anti-abortion extremism make it challenging for many clinics to keep their doors open at all," the report states.


Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/post-dobbs-bans-leave-14-states-with-no-abortion-clinics/

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[Lovie777]

1. As to to women who can't afford to travel to states and or other countries ............................

for a safe procedure re: abortion are do want one may take it upon themselves to try dangerous other methods. Once again, like before, many women will die and or physically and mentally suffer. The rate in these states poverty will increase where if not already will continue to strain the states resources. Therefore in general, women, families and children will suffer.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Slave states. Revived by the Subversive 6 on the Extreme Cult.

[pfitz59]

3. Front page of today's Seattle Times

reports big jump in abortions performed in WA, with 40% increase in women from out of state. I'm sure most blue states have similar statistics.

[Skittles]

4. the usual suspects

backward fucks