But even without the new law abortion has been prohibitively difficult in the state for decades. These include laws requiring not just waiting periods, but the reading of counseling scripts, mandatory ultrasounds, and what choice advocates call “Trap” laws, or Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers. The catch here for abortion providers is that, given how relatively safe the procedure is, they will generally be unable to reach that threshold. In 2007 Kurtz-Burke had a medication abortion for a non-viable pregnancy. Of course, the concerns about clinic access and how it affects poor women are only new to the conversation around medication abortion.

Source: The Guardian May 29, 2019 12:35 UTC