Only 22 Abortion Clinics Remain in Texas

Kaiser Health News Reports: Despite Supreme Court Win, Texas Abortion Clinics Still Shuttered

In 2013, Texas had 40 clinics that provided abortions services. But since lawmakers have approved sexist and restrictive regulations for clinics, this number has drastically dropped.

Today, just 22 clinics are open in a state that is home to 29 million people.

Many of the clinics are centered around major cities, while women who live in rural areas and smaller cities lack adequate access to reproductive care.

House Bill 2, requires abortion clinics to adhere to the same standards as surgical centers, which makes it extremely difficult and expensive to keep clinic doors open.

At one point, Texas had only 17 clinics, said Kari White, an investigator with the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at the University of Texas-Austin. She said women living in rural Texas were affected the most.

At one point, Texas had only 17 clinics, said Kari White, an investigator with the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at the University of Texas-Austin. She said women living in rural Texas were affected the most.

“What we saw is that [in] West Texas and South Texas, access was incredibly limited,” White said, “and women living in those parts of the state were more than 100 miles — sometimes 200 or more miles — from the nearest facility.”

This is a direct attack on the freedom to choose.

Call your Representatives today and ask them how they're fighting the attacks on access to reproductive healthcare.