Planned Parenthood said visits to its southern Illinois facility by out-of-state residents seeking abortion have grown 340 percent since the Roe v Wade was overturned.
fell in June, the steady stream of out-of-state patients turned into a surge as abortion was banned or severely restricted in states encircling Illinois. The number of patients at Planned Parenthood’s Fairview Heights clinic in southern Illinois has increased 340 percent since the Supreme Court decision, according to the provider.
Planned Parenthood’s mobile unit is expected to be operational by the end of the year, when it will begin by providing medical abortions up to 11 weeks of pregnancy. Organizers anticipate that it will also help to expand the capacity of its brick-and-mortar clinics by offering family planning services, emergency contraception and testing for sexually transmitted infections.
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