A California doctor wants a floating abortion clinic to be placed in the Gulf to provide a workaround for women in southern states that have enacted abortion bans.
Women’s March activists attend a protest in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 9, 2022.
Georgia's heartbeat bill, which prohibits the procedure after six weeks except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is in danger, is still waiting for a decision from a federal appeals court. The Peach State is expected to hear a decision on its abortion law in the coming weeks. Autry said her legal team believes there is a portion of federal water where abortion providers could safely and legally offer the procedure. And she explained that women in southern states with abortion restrictions may find it easier to go to the coast and ride a boat to the floating clinic, as opposed to traveling to a state that does not outlaw the procedure.
"This is closer and faster access for some people, particularly for working people that live in the southernmost part of these states," Autry said. Details of the proposal, including where the boat will launch and how women would get to the ship, are still being worked out, she said.
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