Despite the risk posed by church gatherings, Texas Governor Greg Abbott allows church services while denying abortions as essential healthcare, in defiance of physicians' opinions.
, a single mother with two sons who lost her job due to the coronavirus pandemic, now cannot get an abortion despite the serious risks a pregnancy poses to her health. She is unable to look for a job because her medical condition means her “uterus could fall out,” she told theNPR station KUT in Austin, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas canceled 261 abortions last week—and took 583 calls from patients seeking appointments during the same time.
“We know that anti choice forces throughout the country are trying to score political points and restrict women’s access to this essential healthcare at a time when that healthcare is more essential than ever,” said Reverend Katherine Ragsdale, president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation.
Abbott’s order to limit residents’ interactions outside the household only to essential services advises remote services, but “if religious services cannot be conducted from home or through remote services, they should be conducted consistent with the Guidelines from the President and the CDC by practicing good hygiene, environmental cleanliness, and sanitation, and by implementing social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” the governor’s...
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