WASHINGTON — Abortion restrictions in Texas and other states are preventing patients from receiving much-needed services, providers and advocates told Capitol Hill lawmakers Thursday.
Victims of rape and incest, mothers struggling to work multiple jobs and care for their kids and college students trying to plan the rest of their lives are being turned away from clinics, testified Dr. Bhavik Kumar, medical director for primary and trans care at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Houston.
He described patients arriving with IV poles because their pregnancies have resulted in serious health complications.
