The clinic has been forced to limit patient numbers for the first time in its history.
The law bans abortions in Texas after six weeks, or around the point that a fetal heartbeat is detected—well before most women are even aware of their pregnancies.
One Oklahoma clinic says it's experienced a dramatic spike in out-of-state call volume. The Trust Women clinic in Oklahoma City said that before the law's passage, it typically fielded three to five phone calls from Texas a day, according to. That jumped to 50 to 55 calls a day in the lead-up to Wednesday. Now, for the first time in its history, the clinic has been forced to cap the number of patients it accepts in a day.
Protesters hold up signs as they march against Texas' new abortion restrictions on May 29 in Austin, Texas."I've already asked a few of our physicians, 'Will you come on for a third day, when you come to see us? Will you sign up for an additional shift, so that we can see more of these Texas patients?'" Rebecca Tong, the clinic's acting co-executive director, told KXAN."Not everyone who needs an abortion at this time is going to be seen.
"We want to emphasize, however, that people who need abortion care should continue to look to Texas funds and neighboring clinics for help," another spokesperson for the clinic told KXAN."If we are unable to see anyone due to volume, we will absolutely help direct them to a clinic with availability."
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