"There's no world in which there aren't abortions," she says. "Having a delivery, taking a pregnancy all the way to term is at least ten to 12 times more dangerous than having an abortion." Pregnancy isn't easy for some people, it's incredibly hard and can be deadly if not dealt with properly. The best birth control doesn't mean that every woman has a chance of being able to carry her child to term or even full term.
This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.
In Part 1 of our two-part series, we spoke to anti-abortion activists about their preparations for a future without Roe v. Wade.
Today, we talk to people working in abortion clinics about what the potential change could mean for their patients.
“Everybody’s scared,” said one provider from Oklahoma. “Every single person that walks in our clinic, you can see the fear on their faces.”
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