The nation’s largest independent abortion provider will temporarily cease abortion services in Texas, where all abortions from the moment of fertilization will soon be banned.
A mural on the Whole Womans Health clinic in McAllen on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Whole Womans Health said it has temporarily halted abortion services in its four Texas clinics located in Austin, Fort Worth, McAllen, and McKinnney., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
“Although these statutes were unenforceable while Roe was on the books, they are still Texas law,” Paxton wrote. “Under these pre-Roe statutes, abortion providers could be criminally liable for providing abortions starting today.”As a result, Whole Woman’s Health, the nation’s largest indepedent abortion provider, said it has temporarily halted abortion services in its four Texas clinics located in Austin, Fort Worth, McAllen, and McKinnney.
The provider, which largely serves the South and Midwest, said it will continue to operate clinics in Baltimore, Minneapolis, Alexandria, VA; and Charlottesville, VA. It will also offer abortion pills by mail to patients in Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico and Virginia.
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