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October 13, 2014

Texas: Abortion Providers Report Surge in Calls, Wait Times After Court Ruling 
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In Texas, abortion providers are reporting a massive spike in phone
calls and waiting times for abortion after a court ruling shuttered all
but eight abortion clinics in the state. A spokesperson at the Planned
Parenthood facility in Austin told the Houston Chronicle it received
seven times as many calls as normal last week, many of them from cities
such as Midland and Mc Allen, where abortion access evaporated overnight
following the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling
allowed hospital-style building requirements passed as part of a
sweeping anti-choice law to come into effect overnight. On Thursday, the
appeals court declined to revisit its decision.

 

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