Bloomington, Minnesota (CNN)No more tenants, just minutes from the airport and just off the interstate highway There is an easy-to-understand building with no demand. ..
Whole Woman's Health is one of the largest independent abortion providers in the United States, and the location of the Minnesota Clinic is no coincidence.
"Some patients fly, others prefer to drive, so when you're near a highway like us and a Bloomington airport, patients have the most options available. "It will be," said Sharon Lau, Midwest Advocacy Director at Whole Woman's Health. Alliance.
Lau said the clinic had more restricted abortion laws than Minnesota after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case and allowed the state to decide access to abortion. It states that it is preparing for an influx of patients from.
Minnesota's planned parent-child relationship received the largest call volume (up 50%) to date on Monday, the first business day after the Supreme Court's decision, and many calls. Has been sent to CNN. -State.
"We expect at least 10-25% more people to seek abortion," said Sarah Stoesz, Regional CEO of Planned Parenthood.
Minnesota is surrounded by states with some abortion restrictions. This includes South Dakota, which bans abortion altogether, with "very limited exceptions," according to the Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization that tracks abortion policies and supports access to abortion. included.
Minneapolis-Cent. The Pole area is strategically located on Interstate Highway 35, connecting the area with Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. All of these have some of the most restrictive laws in the United States. (A Texas court has issued an order to temporarily limit the enforcement of state law until at least July 12.)
"I don't know if we can handle the increase," he said. Stoesz said. "We already have a shortage of health care workers and we have been suffering from it since the pandemic began. It has not been resolved."
Stoesz said, "It's difficult to make an appointment." We expect the use of abortion drugs to increase as a first solution.
'I have never regretted the abortion'
Liz Van Heel has a need for an abortion for a vulnerable medical situation. I understand. She says she and her husband had a catastrophic diagnosis on the day of the 18-week ultrasonography six years ago. Their fetus had a defect in the neural tube and the baby's brain was never completely formed.
"It was Friday the 13th. At that time, my doctor told me the news that this baby was incompatible with life. I immediately felt like I lost my baby." Said Van Heel. "The diagnosis meant that I would have an abortion at any time or the baby would die the moment after giving birth."
Van Heel determined the best option for her mental health. , And the only way to keep trying another pregnancy would be an abortion. She says she was very sad.
Liz Van Heel develops the brain of her unborn son After learning that she didn't, she chose abortion.
"I knew that continuing to give birth to a baby that didn't fit my life wasn't good for my mental and emotional health. "She told CNN. "I have never regretted having had the abortion, and in many ways I consider the abortion the way to my second son. Psychologically I would have done it, I I don't know if he did it again. "
Now, recalling the doctor who tied her to a planned parent-child relationship, Van Heel wasn't because he didn't want a child, but because of a vulnerable medical situation. I am worried about women who take advantage of abortion. She knows her desperate feelings that some of her mothers experience and is afraid to have a hard time having her abortion.
"I'm curious. After this, the period from when you decide you want an abortion to when you actually have an abortion. It feels very long," she said. .. "I am honored to be a resource for those who need it."
Stoesz, Planned Parenthood provides resources to people who do not have the ability to travel outside the state. By doing so, he said he was listening to people like Van Heel.
"I was contacted to own a small plane. She has many friends and friends all over the country who have a small plane and can land in rural areas of the country and move safely. I want to organize other people. I want to transport women to the bigger city center. " "This is an example of the kind of support that people all over our country are now willing to offer to women. I'm hopeful because more than 1,000 people have contacted me over the weekend."