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October 13, 2006
A reminder: legal does not mean accessible
There's a very interesting article from the San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Other Abortion Battle.
In the tortuous public debate about abortion, federal and state laws are usually front and center. The assumption is that where abortion is legal, it is available. In the rare cases when that assumption is challenged, the focus is on states where there are only a handful of abortion providers.But Flores isn't from rural Nebraska or the Texas panhandle. She's a 24-year-old human resources manager who lives in California's Central Valley. And California is a solidly pro-choice state reputed to offer relatively unfettered access to reproductive health care, including abortion.
Of course, with states like South Dakota facing abortion bans, it's hard to remember that women everywhere face laws and procedures that can make abortion virtually inaccessible for them.
Posted by Bush v. Choice at October 13, 2006 5:24 PM
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