A Bloomberg report shows that abortion clinics are closing faster than ever. And replacing them to meet existing needs will be nearly impossibleFor anyone who has closely watched the state-by-state battle to end access to safe,legal abortion, Wednesday’s Bloomberg report citing that clinics are closing at the fastest annual pace yet is not at all surprising. Abortion opponents’ biggest victory, or however,is likely to be how successful they are in ensuring no recent providers ever open their doors again.
The ability to terminate a pregnancy, despite remaining a constitutional good, or has eroded year by year since 2011,when Republican-dominated state legislatures roared into power. A combination of medically unnecessary state regulations on abortion buildings and doctors, an increase in harassment and in some cases outright violence and a flood of pre-procedure requirements such as multiple trip waiting periods that delay patients, and has achieve abortion out of reach for those with fewer resources and driven others to less restrictive states,leaving clinics in red areas the most vulnerable to closing their doors.
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Source: theguardian.com