'Vast swaths of the nation, especially in the South and Midwest, will become abortion deserts that, for many, will be impossible to escape,' warns the head of ReproRights.
"Tomorrow, millions more people will lose abortion access across the nation," warned the leader of one reproductive rights group.A leading reproductive rights organization on Wednesday reiterated the need for action to protect abortion access at the federal level in anticipation of three more"trigger laws" set to take effect in Idaho, Tennessee, and Texas.
Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights."Vast swaths of the nation, especially in the South and Midwest, will become abortion deserts that, for many, will be impossible to escape."to take effect Friday—meaning that by the end of the week, abortion could be banned in those states plus Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
"Evidence is already mounting of women being turned away despite needing urgent, and in some cases lifesaving, medical care," Northup noted.
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