Here's what getting an abortion as a Texan right now is really like.
For S, a nonbinary Texan who asked to remain anonymous because of their family’s beliefs, S.B. 8 made the process of seeking an abortion even harder. They found out about their pregnancy after the 6-week cut off, and ended up at a crisis pregnancy center that provided free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds. When speaking with Jezebel, they described intense physical pain as well as gender dysphoria brought on by the pregnancy.
“I had to drive to the next closest clinic for the initial consult and procedure, which is a bit over 4 hours each way,” they told me, adding that they were “lucky” to only wait a week between the initial consult and the procedure. “The decision to get an abortion was incredibly easy, even without knowing the process. Pretty much everyone at the clinic made sure I knew the process, so it made it a lot less scary.
They managed to make it within the first trimester, even with the pushiness of the crisis pregnancy center. “It was a real pain, and I wish I called the real clinic sooner,” they said. “I managed to get my abortion, [and] it was a night and day difference between [the crisis pregnancy center] and the actual women’s clinicG/O Media may get a commission
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