The report by the Abortion Care Network says 127 independent abortion clinics have closed since 2015, including at least fourteen this year and twenty-seven in 2019. The Network is an association of independent, community-based abortion providers.

Nearly fifty-eight per cent of abortions in the U.S. are performed by independent abortion clinics, according to the report. Planned Parenthood performs thirty-seven per cent of the nation’s abortions, the report says. Forty-one independent clinics have closed in the past two years. Of those, seventy-six per cent perform abortions after the first trimester.

The report blamed the closures on two reasons: finances and pro-life laws that restrict abortions. “Medically unnecessary abortion restrictions and financial barriers make it challenging for many clinics to keep their doors open at all,” the report said.

“These challenges increase for clinics that provide care as the pregnancy progresses, making them more vulnerable to closing. This, in turn, threatens to make already-scarce abortion care beyond the first trimester increasingly difficult to access.”

Source: christianheadlines.com