By: AP

“This does not protect the health and safety of women who are undergoing abortion,” said Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life. “”This is definitely a short-term loss, but not necessarily a long- term loss.”

By: Brian M. Rosenthal and Mark Collette

Ken Lambrecht expected a spike in calls to his Dallas abortion clinic the day after a dozen other facilities closed across the state, but he wasn’t prepared for the surge the week after – a flood of calls, many from women desperate for help and suddenly hundreds of miles from the nearest open clinic.