Number of Abortions are Down in Texas, Up in Neighboring States
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In the first month after the Texas SB8 law banning abortions after 6 weeks took effect, the number of pregnant people getting abortions in the state decreased by 60 percent. Abortion providers in neighboring states like Oklahoma are seeing an influx of patients.
We speak with Caroline Kitchener, national political reporter, covering abortion, at The Washington Post, and Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, an OB-GYN and abortion provider in Texas and board member with Physicians for Reproductive Health, about where people are going to obtain abortions and the impact the rise in demand has on patients, abortion providers, and the medical system.