The Most Unexpected Consequence of the Texas Abortion Ban
In a third-floor medical suite with sweeping views of a Texas highway, staff members at Houston Women’s Reproductive Services are adapting to the new demands the state’s restrictive abortion law has placed on their jobs. “Women are peeing on sticks every day,” said Catalina Leaño, 51, the lead nurse at Houston Women’s Reproductive Services. “People are coming in in chaos and desperation, with this anxiety that you’re either too early or you’re too late.” Marjorie Eisen, 65, a patient counselor at the clinic, said, “Every time the doctor and the technicians go into a room to do an ultrasound with the patient, everybody’s holding their breath—just hoping we’re not going to get cardiac activity.” A single day can make the difference between a simple set of pills taken at home and the expensive, stressful, and time-consuming process of seeking an abortion out of state. Because by the third or fourth day, I cannot guarantee you there’s not going to be a heartbeat.’ ” “Does the state really want women to take more time and think about it? They just want to control women.” When the law first went into effect, employees at Houston Women’s Reproductive Services would direct patients who could no longer get an abortion in Texas to an online directory of abortion providers around the country, filtered by distance and ability to care for patients at various points in pregnancy.
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