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Reproductive health giant’s ability to treat patients at risk due to Republicans’ plans to cut Medicaid reimbursements

Victoria Ferrell Ortiz learned she was pregnant during summer 2017. The Dallas resident was finishing up an AmeriCorps job with a local nonprofit, which offered her a small stipend to live on but no health coverage. She applied for Medicaid so she could be insured during the pregnancy.

WASHINGTON — A “trigger ban” on abortion that takes effect in Texas on Thursday allows harsher penalties than other state laws regulating reproductive rights and further complicates an array of abortion laws likely to face continued court challenges.

WASHINGTON — As states move to restrict abortion after the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, travel times and costs are expected to dramatically increase for Texans seeking out-of-state abortions.

Contraception options are available through most health insurance plans and government-funded clinics.

As states like Texas and Oklahoma restrict abortion access ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court decision, Americans are being forced to travel farther from home to access care. But leaving town to escape restrictive laws is neither an easy solution nor an equitable one.

With the Supreme Court expected to overturn or severely weaken its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, clinics in Colorado are preparing for an increase in the number of out-of-state residents seeking abortions, and lawmakers are cementing abortion access protections in state law.