Those in Alabama who wouldnt be able to access abortion unless their health or lives were in danger.
Those in Missouri who would be beholden to a law outlawing abortion after eight weeks gestation.
The doctors who could face criminal charges if they were to perform certain types of abortions anyway.
Abbey Lossing
None of these restrictive laws are actually in place.
Its unlikely that all (or even any) of these restrictions will actually go into effect.
But the improbability of these bans going into effect doesnt provide as much comfort as one would hope.
These bans are simply the latest in along line of attackson abortion access.
Far too many people already have totravel to get abortions.
Burkhart and her team at Trust Womens Kansas clinic know this well, she says.
If that out-of-state number goes up significantly, the number of providers will need to go up too.
But it didnt go through.
So we have to start all over again.
Meanwhile pregnancy doesnt stop.
Burkhart has been through this before.
Naturally some Texans who needed abortions wound up in other states.
There are huge legal teams trying to figure all of this out right now, Ragsdale says.
Rovetti is imagining that number will increase if states like Mississippi further slashabortionrights.
Each visit could be four to six hours [between] the pre-abortion counseling and the procedure itself.
It can be nuts.
(Tennessee is one of the states that requires a person seeking an abortion tofirst get mandatory counseling.)
When a clinic extends its hours to accommodate more patients, that impacts more than just doctors.
Everyone from front desk staff to nurses has to prepare for possible longer work hours and more hectic days.
Everyone is fired up at the moment, Rovetti says.
It fuels your fire for a little bit, but does it sustain you?
But there are some bright spots.
There are alsoreports that donationsto abortion providers in states that recently passed bans have increased.
But all the money in the world wont immediately fix the issues weve mentioned above.
Public health ripple effects
Health centers that offer abortions typically do much more than that.
You shouldnt assume that services arent available to you.
We have ahotlinethat hooks people up with local resources, Ragsdale says.
Dont despair and give up.
you’ve got the option to contact NAFs hotline at 1-800-772-9100.
Thats a lot of information to digest.
Those who are most vulnerable might not be so lucky.
