Texas Women Crossing State Lines for Abortion Access
Since its implementation, HB 2 has posed often overwhelming challenges to women and trans men seeking legal abortions.
One Texas woman recently shared her story with the Texas Observer after she was forced to travel to Arkansas for the procedure following a second-trimester ultrasound that showed a severe brain defect.
Nineteen weeks pregnant and unable to find a healthcare provider available to perform the operation so close to the 20-week cut-off date, Sarah Guler took a costly three-day trip to a clinic in Little Rock.
Guler's story not only underscores the reasons why Texas women need access to later term abortion; it also shows how unsympathetic and dangerous the implementation of HB 2 has been toward women in need.
More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14984/texas-women-crossing-state-lines-for-abortion-access .