JUST IN: Planned Parenthood is launching its 1st mobile abortion clinic — with plans to reach patients in red states and cut down on how far they need to travel.
A rendering from Planned Parenthood shows the design for a new mobile clinic expected to begin providing abortion pills in Illinois by the end of the year.A rendering from Planned Parenthood shows the design for a new mobile clinic expected to begin providing abortion pills in Illinois by the end of the year."Our goal is to reduce the hundreds of miles that people are having to travel now in order to access care...
The mobile facility – set up inside of an RV – will include a small waiting area, laboratory, and two exam rooms. It initially will provide medication abortion up to 11 weeks gestation, officials said. It eventually will offer surgical abortions, likely beginning sometime next year.