NPR
How Colorado patients and providers are handling surge of travelers seeking abortions
Synopsis
Patients living in states where abortion is still legal are facing delays in care due to the rising number of out-of-state patients seeking appointments. In the first year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the number of patients from other states seeking abortions in Colorado more than doubled, which has made it harder for local residents to access timely care. NPR’s Leigh Patterson hears from some of these patients, like Mar Galvez, a nonbinary 23 year old from Denver, who struggled to find an in-person appointment after learning they were 8 weeks pregnant. Despite calling multiple clinics, Mar discovered it would take weeks to see a doctor in Colorado, and ultimately ordered abortion pills online instead.
It is painful, and it is scary. And the only thing I felt afterwards and during it was relief that I had access to that care.
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