From New York to California, liberals create abortion sanctuaries
Liberal states in America have pledged to act as safe havens for women seeking abortions as providers ratchet up capacity in anticipation of a surge of patients from areas where the procedure will be banned.
A New York-based group that provides travel, accommodation and other support for women looking for an abortion.
The organisation helps more than 100 people every month, helping some women travel 1,900 kilometers to get to their appointment.
It is hiring more staff and boosting fundraising efforts as it anticipates its clients could quickly swell more than tenfold in the wake of Friday's Supreme Court's ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion.
"It's going to be impossible for every single person who needs to travel for care to be able to receive support," Moeller said.
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the court is leaving it up to individual states to restrict or ban the procedure -- meaning women there would either have to continue with their pregnancy, undergo a clandestine abortion, obtain abortion pills, or travel to another state where the procedure remains legal.
The Democratic governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued a joint video message declaring that the West Coast will "remain a place where reproductive health care will be accessible and protected."
