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One quarter of abortion clinics in United States will close if Roe v Wade is overturned, study shows
More than a quarter of the 790 abortion clinics operating in the US would shut down if the Supreme Court overturns federal protections for abortions, according to a study released this week by Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health.
The top court’s ruling on a case overturning Roe v. Wade, which guarantees the right to an abortion in the US, is expected by the end of this month. A leaked draft of an opinion showed that court would overrule the landmark precedent
If Roe V Wade is overruled, there are several states which have “trigger laws” on the books, which would immediately make abortion illegal in those places. More restrictions are expected to follow, and even ahead of the ruling clinics in some states have stopped or limited their operations. The study estimates 202 clinics would close across the country.
The study found that more clinics opened up in 2021 than closed. There were 790 clinics operating in the US last year, up from 749 in 2018. The uptick included the opening of 32 virtual telehealth clinics that provide prescriptions for medication abortions. New Covid-era guidelines made the abortion pill, for the first time, available via mail. As a result, it’s now the most common way to end a pregnancy in the US.
There are vast geographical differences in the distribution of facilities. According to the report, the south has 1 abortion clinic for every 158,000 women of reproductive age. As of right now, California, New York, and Florida have the most clinics.
Terry A. Hurlbut has been a student of politics, philosophy, and science for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Yale College and has served as a physician-level laboratory administrator in a 250-bed community hospital. He also is a serious student of the Bible, is conversant in its two primary original languages, and has followed the creation-science movement closely since 1993.
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