A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients
There are only a few clinics in the country that provide abortions later in pregnancy. One in New Mexico has recently seen a significant increase in patients and is bracing for more.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On a Friday afternoon outside Southwestern Women's Options in Albuquerque, N.M., a protester grips a cardboard box overflowing with small, plastic baby figurines. A man reclines in the driver's seat of a truck, a baseball cap over his eyes.
Inside, there is not a single empty chair in the pale pink waiting room of the clinic.
One woman covers her face, quietly sobbing. Another wearing a shirt that barely buttons over her belly calmly fills out paperwork.
Many patients here have traveled from other states because this clinic offers abortions later in pregnancy.
Since Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) , restricting abortions after
