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Delaying 'nonessential' abortions during coronavirus crisis endangers women's health and financial future

  • Written by Yana Rodgers, Professor of Labor Studies, Rutgers University
The operating room at the Whole Woman's Health clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 4, 2019. Texas says abortions are nonessential during coronavirus. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Several U.S. states are blocking health clinics from providing abortions, declaring the procedure to be “nonessential” during coronavirus business closures. Other...

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