'They're fearful:' What New Mexico abortion providers are seeing as their patient numbers soar
ncreasingly, Truehart said, she and her colleagues are encountering patients who are overcoming enormous obstacles in order to get abortions — finding child care, taking time off work and traveling great distances because their own states have banned the procedure or made it very difficult to get.
You can feel the angst and anxiety in the room, she said.
“They found out at 21 weeks that their baby has this genetic anomaly where it can’t live outside of them,” Truehart said. “They really want to be cared for in their state by their doctor and some of those doctors want to care for them and have the skills to do it. They medically could do it — but because they’re in Texas, they can’t take care of their patients.”
The UNM Center for Reproductive Health, an unassuming clinic tucked into the back of an office park down the street from the Albuquerque International Sunport, used to be relatively low volume. So much so that those in an abortion provider fellowship program often had to go somewhere else in their second year to get more experience.
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