Carmen Sesin is a reporter for NBC News based in Miami, Florida.
HIALEAH, Fla. — They hailed from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti. The women who visited a family-owned abortion clinic in a strip mall in Hialeah this week reflected the diverse population of immigrants who call Miami-Dade County home. Like women across the state, they were faced with a new reality Wednesday: a ban on abortion, with few exceptions, after six weeks.
In a process already fraught with confusion, abortion rights advocates say, travel may be especially daunting for immigrants. Even basic accommodations, like front desk staff who speak Spanish, Creole or French or signage in different languages, can be less accessible outside the region, they say.
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