“Are we ready? 100 percent. Our doors are staying open, and we are ensuring care for everybody,” Ramirez said. “Can we use support? Absolutely. We can use all the help we can get.”
Hern’s office has received calls from women all over the country, particularly Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, North Dakota and others that have banned or severely limited abortion care in recent months, he said.
Care goes beyond just the procedure at many clinics in safe haven states, he said. Hern’s clinic has a pantry of food for women who can’t afford it; the office also helps facilitate travel and accommodations with abortion care organizations. The state could end up being home to nearly 30 percent of all abortion clinics in the U.S., even though it has just 12 percent of its population, thePlanned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties operates nine health centers across two counties in California.
The center estimates an influx of up to 40 patients a week just from Arizona, said Nichole Ramirez, the senior vice president of communication and donor relations at Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties.
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