Whole Woman's Abortion Clinic To Reopen in Austin
The Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in North Austin – shuttered in the wake of anti-choice House Bill 2 – will reopen in April, clinic leaders announced today.
It marks the first abortion clinic to reopen since the U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled parts of HB 2 unconstitutional some nine months ago. The historic case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, bears the name of the clinic; the independent provider led the fight against the draconian rules meant to shut clinics down.
After more than a decade of operations, the flagship Austin clinic (located at the intersection of I-35 and U.S. 183) closed its doors in July 2014, largely due to the ambulatory surgical center provision – which would have cost the WWH more than $1 million in medically unnecessary renovations. In addition to abortion care, the clinic offered comprehensive women’s health services, including annual exams, pap smears, birth control, emergency contraception, and counseling for 60,000 women. A spokesperson for the reopened clinic tells the Chronicle WWH plans to offer these same services moving forward.
“When we had to make the devastating decision to close in Austin in 2013, after all of the political attacks from HB 2, I made the commitment that as soon as I could reopen in Austin, I would do just that,” said Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health. “Whole Woman’s Health got our start here, and today I am thrilled to announce that we will take the first step, with our flagship clinic reopening, to restore the fabric of care across our state that Texans have come to count on from Whole Woman’s Health.”
Read more: http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2017-03-16/whole-womans-abortion-clinic-to-reopen-in-austin/
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