Alamo Womens Reproductive Services is a testament to the hoops Dr. Alan Braid, its owner, has had to jump through to continue to provide abortions in Texas.
One patient said she took two pregnancy tests, one positive, one negative, so she decided to come in just to be safe. Nothing showed up on her ultrasound, so clinic staff told her to take another test in a week and come back.“Can I just take the [abortion] pill to be sure?” But over the last nine months, abortion clinics, and the patients they treat, have started to adapt to life under the new law.
But in late May, Oklahoma passed a law banning abortion from the moment of fertilization, and ever since, the room has been empty. And soon, it won’t just be Oklahoma. In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional protection for abortion early in pregnancy., it will be up to each state to set its own laws around abortion. More than half of all states, including Texas and Oklahoma, are expected to outlaw the procedure.
“We were ready, though, in case the ruling didn’t come down our way,” he said. “And I never regretted it, because we’ve been able to treat more patients and more serious cases.”
If people are responsible like they’re supposed to be, we might see a significant drop in unwanted pregnancy and STDs in Texas.
they provide services to the entire community, not just “patients”, and the fact that you have presented this so disingenuously tells me exactly where you stand. disgusting.
“Patients the serve”
Good.