(Charlie Riedel/AP)Lauren Rankin is a freelance writer and a clinic escort at an independent abortion clinic in northern New Jersey. The protesters who flocked to Tiller’s clinic didn’t get the idea to go there on their own. Since then, the climate for abortion providers has become more hostile as rates of harassment and violence against abortion clinics have continued to rise. Missouri’s last abortion clinic was saved from closing its doors at the 11th hour Friday by a judge, but that stay is only temporary. For the past five and a half years, I’ve served as a volunteer clinic escort at an independent abortion clinic in northern New Jersey.

Source: Washington Post May 31, 2019 20:26 UTC