'What we're having now is people having to make the best of bad circumstances,' URGE's director of policy Desireé Luckey said.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Groups that support reproductive rights in Texas had a head start in navigating restrictions on abortion. Last fall, the heartbeat bill made the procedure illegal after six weeks. That's before many people are aware they're pregnant.
For many pregnant people in Texas, over the last nine months, that's meant forced birth, traveling out of state for abortion care, or self-managing the procedure with pills. URGE helps connect patients with resources, but Luckey said things were already tight before Friday's opinion overturning Roe. Abbott said he'd extended Medicaid healthcare coverage to six months post-partum, appropriated $345 million for women's health programs, and invested more than $100 million toward the Alternatives to Abortion program.finds states with the most restrictive abortion laws, including Texas, to show the weakest maternal and child health outcomes. They're also least likely to invest in at-risk populations.
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