The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure
I see clinics in Carbondale, about 5 hours South of Chicago. I wonder why that wasn’t an option?
“was looking to get an abortion for her daughter but was told the closest abortion provider was in Chicago – a drive of more than nine hours from their home in Clarksdale, Mississippi.”
They could have been lied to, these people are disgusting. When taken to be seen for her strange behavior before they knew she was pregnant, in response to getting back the positive pregnancy test the nurse asked the girl “What have you been doing?”. There are plenty of people in healthcare that don’t care about these victims either or see them as victims at all.
Those clinics you see might not give abortions anymore too.
Given the geography of the situation, it would be useful to ensure that (1) the southern IL clinics remain open and (2) this information is widely known in the the southern states.
The Guardian seems to be spreading misinformation by claiming that Chicago is the closest location without further research.
Edit: here’s a map to clarify:
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You say it’s widely known with no evidence. Widely known to some does not mean it is known to everyone.
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The guardian is reporting what they the family were told by the nurse. If you read the original Time article they say that precisely, the nurse told them that’s where the nearest place was. Whether the nurse was correct or not is not what they claimed.
> you deserve to die because of bad things (a) parent(s) do(es)
I will fight my ass off to place my children into a conservatorship or even frame them for a crime if they ever consider moving to a place like Mississippi
a man came into their front yard while she was making TikToks outside while her uncle and sibling were inside and assaulted her. Ashley said she did not know who the man was and that no one witnessed the attack.
Really now? Getting r-ped in the front yard of your house, in broad daylight, while there’s people inside? The girl must come up with something more convincing. I think the mom just came up with the story to be able to get an abortion legally, because in most states incest and r-pe are the only exceptions to the abortion ban. That’s why some conservatives are against these exceptions, because women will lie about getting r-ped to get an abortion. Police should collect the child’s DNA. The father will show up in a database sooner or later.
Edit: yea, just keep down voting like cowards without giving a counter argument, cuz you don’t have one!
Are you assuming the front yard had no shrubs or bushes that someone could hide in?
Pfft.
Makes me sick, fuck that hellhole of a country.
