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Shefali Luthra and Chabeli Carrazana for the 19th

Thanks to state courts, abortions can resume in four US states. For now

The Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photograph: Francois Picard/AFP/Getty Images

Patients burst into tears on the phone. For once, it was the good kind.

Starting Tuesday, at least for short time, abortion would be legal again in Texas, and Andrea Gallegos had no time to lose. Her clinic, Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio, had been closed since Friday. They had been forced to send patients home when Roe v Wade was overturned, canceling 25 scheduled abortions. Patients originally scheduled to come in Monday and Tuesday lost their appointments as well.

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