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Mar. 8, 2022 - WA Abortion clinics prepare for Roe overturn
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WA abortion clinics are preparing for Roe v. Wade to be overturned.
Patients already routinely travel into the state for abortion care. Clinics expect those numbers to grow.
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Mar. 8, 2022 - WA Abortion clinics prepare for Roe overturn
3/8/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Patients already routinely travel into the state for abortion care. Clinics expect those numbers to grow.
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Washington abortion clinics are preparing for Roe v. Wade to be overturned.
If Roe is overturned through the Supreme Court consideration of Mississippi's 16-week abortion ban, the state could see a 385% increase in patients from out-of-state seeking care.
The surge could be especially severe east of the Cascades in Washington, where there are only five abortion clinics, all operated by Planned Parenthood.
Patients already routinely travel into the state for abortions.
Unlike Washington, where state law protects the right of women to get an abortion, even if the federal law changes, Idaho and Montana do not offer the same protections in state law.
Oregon does, but has no abortion clinics east of Bend.
Idaho also has a so-called trigger ban, which would criminalize abortion immediately if Roe is overturned.
I'm Starla Sampaco.
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