US Abortion Deserts Where Women Have Been Stripped of Rights

Article originally appeared in the Latin American Herald Times on April 1st, 2020.

The US is dotted with so-called “abortion deserts,” areas where people have to drive over 100 miles (160 kilometers) to reach the nearest clinic.

These spaces have spread with the coronavirus crisis, leaving millions of women in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee stripped of their right to choose.

The vetoes in these states have harmed poor and undocumented women the most, despite doctors warning of the risks attached to postponing these procedures.