Oklahoma has opened its first new abortion clinic in over forty years,reports Refinery29.
In fact, Gerald Ford was president the last time Oklahoma opened a new family planning clinic. The Trust Women South Wind Women's Center will provide many services to women, including abortions, Ob/Gyn care, family planning, adoption services, and emergency contraception.
Trust Women's founder and CEO said there has traditionally been a lack of access to reproductive health care in Oklahoma. In fact, she said, there is a lack of health care across the board. “It's hard for women who want to give birth to find Ob/Gyns to help them deliver their babies,” she added.
The new clinic will have an uphill battle. Oklahoma has passed some of the “most far-reaching anti-abortion bills in the country.” These include mandatory waiting periods, bans on different methods of abortion, and a requirement that abortion providers have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.