Nationwide, workers at clinics that shuttered abortion services are feeling fear and stress as they chart a path after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
, the clinic was forced to suspend the procedures because of an 1800s-era state law banning them. The ACLU of West Virginia filed a lawsuit on behalf of the clinic, asking that the law be declared unenforceable so staff can immediately resume abortions. Other states are in various stages of legal limbo.Can transit officials make buses and trains safer without more police? A new program will put 300 unarmed ambassadors as violence rises on the system.
She watched her staff break down and sob. Some called patients or answered phones. Workers who had the day off showed up, some still in pajamas, to relieve colleagues and offer support. Quiñonez encouraged all to take breaks, often managing the phones herself. Instead, she found herself answering the same questions again and again, referring callers to a hotline or website to help them find the nearest out-of-state abortion provider.“Can I get Plan B — the ‘morning after’ pill? What about an IUD, or other birth control?” I’ll help you make an appointment.
“It frustrates me,” she said. “I’m already stressed out and upset. I understand wanting to find a way, but there’s no way.” “Our staff need space and time to process this very traumatic loss,” she said. “And all of the secondary trauma that we’re experiencing from all of the patients.”“We came in Monday and I was kind of like, ‘OK, what do I do now?’” said Kaylen Barker, who handles the clinic’s public messaging. “It’s somber to come back here and realize we’re not going to be able to do the lifesaving care that people need and that we’re going to have to refer them to websites.
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