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    Inside an Arizona abortion clinic: uncertainty looms and optimism reigns

    by Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times Apr 23, 2024 5 minutes
    Barbara Zipkin, with Scooter, consults with patient Anna about her options for an abortion at Camelback Family Planning on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.

    PHOENIX -- When Anna first read about the Arizona Supreme Court reinstating an 1864 law banning all abortions except when a mother's life is at risk, she sent the article to her partner with an angry text.

    "I was like, 'God, this makes me so mad,'" she said.

    She also decided to take a pregnancy test, just in case. Her period was a few days late, which she figured was because of her new birth control pills.

    "I just want to make sure before anything goes into effect," said Anna, 24, who declined to give her last name. "Thank God I did."

    Days later, she found herself in the Camelback Family Planning, discussing her options for an abortion.

    The April 9 ruling set off a political hurricane, with both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump weighing in and Arizona legislators

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