On Monday, officials from Planned Parenthood unveiled plans for a mobile abortion clinic in Illinois that will travel to neighboring states that have banned the procedure since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Since the Supreme Court’s decision, unlike Illinois, other states such as Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee, along with several other states in the South and Midwest, have removed constitutional protections for abortions.
“The mobile abortion clinic is a way to reduce travel times and distances in order to meet patients at the Illinois border,” said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis office. “This will make a dramatic impact on their access.”
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