Post-Roe, some abortion clinics are moving to more liberal states

Some abortion clinics open new locations near banned states

West Virginia’s only abortion clinic wrote on its website that it would no longer perform abortions the morning after the state legislature passed a bill banning abortions almost entirely in mid-September.

Now, the clinic operator plans to announce today that it will soon open a new location in Cumberland, Maryland, about five miles from the West Virginia border.

“This is a new option not only for West Marylanders, but also for West Virginians, but also for those living in the Abortion Desert, which is central Appalachia.” Katie Quinones executive director of Women’s Health Center, West Virginia,open Maryland Women’s Health Center in june.

by post-egg Some abortion providers are rushing to relocate or open in states that have legalized abortion. New Mexico, Illinois and Minnesota.

Relatively few have done this as it takes planning, time and money. But we’re choosing a state with strong abortion protections, and we’re just a stone’s throw from states that ban abortion surgery and abortion drugs, and we’re trying to cut down on travel time. The effort marks a red-blue division that has persisted since the Supreme Court overturned Law vs Wade In June, anti-abortion groups celebrated victories in reducing abortion in various parts of the United States.

• “where you can see [clinics] Open is as close to a ban state as possible, but it’s also relatively safe for providers who want to know they can stay open for a while. “ Said Kaitlyn MyersProfessor of Economics Middlebury College I am a researcher on abortion.

There have been several high-profile cases of clinics cleaning up and moving. for example: Alan Blade Abortion providers who defied Texas’ abortion ban in the fall of 2021 closed two clinics in Oklahoma and Texas and headed to Illinois and New Mexico.

Another example: Whole Woman’s Health Closed four Texas locations and appointed CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller Scouted new locations. She toured towns along the border of Texas and New Mexico before settling in Albuquerque. Abortion providers believed they could win the support of the local community.

“Our goal was to find a state as close to Texas as possible,” she said.

The new location officially opened Thursday after three 18-wheelers hauled the clinic’s load from Texas to New Mexico. As of late last week, the Albuquerque clinic was expected to see a total of 23 patients, 21 of whom were from Texas.

And there are more: of Red River Women’s Clinic We moved to Moorhead, Minnesota, which is a five-minute drive from Fargo, North Dakota.

Tammy CromenakerClinic Director, “It was written on the wall,” he said. She started looking for a new location in her Fall 2021. Politico Published the leaked draft Last spring, a majority of judges showed they were ready to overthrow eggThe clinic signed the paperwork for the Moorhead building on the afternoon of 23 June. This was the day before the country’s Supreme Court declared that the constitutional right to abortion no longer existed.

Their patient population is similar to before. north dakotapartly south dakota and Northwest Minnesota. (North Dakota has a near-total ban on abortion, but courts have temporarily blocked it.)

Not all clinics in states that prohibit abortion have been eradicated. Some instead focus on other services while opening new facilities in more liberal states.

that is Women’s Health Center, West Virginia I’m doing The clinic was the first hospital to offer abortions in the state in 1976 and continues to offer other sexual and reproductive health care, including contraception, HIV testing, and breast cancer screening. Across state lines, the following locations in Maryland will offer both medication and surgical abortion, Quiñonez said.

in Memphis, Reproductive Health Choice Center was founded in 1974 and has continued to provide midwifery, prenatal, and other services since the state’s near-total abortion ban went into effect in the summer. In early October, we opened a new abortion-providing location in Carbondale, Illinois, about three hours from both Memphis and Nashville.

• Choices CEO Jennifer Pepper said:“As we suspected, we have continued to serve the same communities that we have served in Memphis for almost 50 years, including people in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.”

McConnell left rehab after falling

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was released from inpatient physical therapy and has been home for over two weeks after a fall that left him with a concussion and broken ribs. Dan Rosenzweig Ziff I am writing.

of statement The 81-year-old senator, who was released on Saturday, declined to say when he would return to his Washington office, but said he plans to work from home for the next few days. The Senate begins its long Easter recess later this week, so it’s unlikely he’ll return to Congress for legislative work until lawmakers reconvene on April 17.

Main context: Senate Majority Leader McConnell was hospitalized for five days after tripping while attending a private dinner at a Washington hotel on March 8. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) McConnell said he sounded “enthusiastic” to return.

Their childhood obesity medication was working. Their plan then refused to pay.

Over the weekend, our colleagues Ariana Eunjung Cha Released details of one family struggling to pay Novo NordiskOzempic’s New Weight Loss Drug After Insurance Companies Denied Payment $1,331/month process.

united health care The Tylers told the Tyler family that the drugs prescribed by their doctor to manage their daughter’s childhood obesity were not covered because they were off-label uses of drugs approved to treat diabetes in adults. and declined to comment on the details of the company’s approach to covering obesity drugs.

Overall picture: Youth obesity is a growing problem in the United States, 14.4 million Children diagnosed with chronic diseases. Some new drugs have the potential to be game-changers, but drug companies have set prices out of reach for most Americans without insurance.

Even among the insured, only 30-40% of private health insurance plans and 19 Medicaid programs are estimated to have some level of anti-obesity drug coverage, according to the Urban Institute in 2022. report. Many plans also impose additional barriers to access, such as requiring prior approval or being restricted to adults. The newest obesity drug, which was approved only last year and is likely to be used for life, has a particularly high application because it has the stigma of being considered a “vanity drug” by some people without medical conditions. facing barriers. , Ariana Note.

• Food and Drug Administration is suggesting More rigorous clinical trials for cancer drug developers seek expedited approval of their treatments, including I strongly recommend it Randomized clinical trials, rather than trials testing drugs without comparison Reuters report.
• bipartisan Bill introduced to the House of Representatives last week Seeking to reclassify female military personnel who have taken part in covert missions As a veteran, you will be on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan, making medical benefits more readily available to treat wartime illnesses. hope hodge sec post report.
• Florida regulators punished more than a dozen abortion providers last year for the suspect violate newly enacted laws Pregnant patients should wait 24 hours before visiting the clinic before undergoing the procedure. Politicoof Alec Sarkisian report.

📅 Welcome back! It’s another jam-packed week for him in Washington. Here’s what we’ve been noticing in the last few days:

on tuesday: of House Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus Pandemic examine the results of school closure during a pandemic. a House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Hold the first of a series of public hearings on the FDA’s role. shortage of powdered milk.

Also… Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services testify before House Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee upon President Biden”2024 budget request.

on wednesday: a Senate Subcommittee on Finance and Health We will hold a public hearing about oral health;a House Subcommittee on Natural Resources Consider ways to improve medical provision in tribal communities.of House Appropriations Committee FDA Considers Fiscal Year 2024 budget request;a House Veterans Subcommittee describes some parts of health law.

on Thursday: of Senate Finance Committee pharmacy benefit manager and prescription drug supply chain;a House Veterans Subcommittee consider the bill protect some interests for military personnel dismissed for disobedience pentagonwas recently deprecated Mandatory coronavirus vaccine, Among other measures.

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