Dr. Meg Autry is spearheading the launch of a ship named "PRROWESS" to operate in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
"California doctor is planning to offer abortions on a "floating clinic" in the Gulf of Mexico to circumvent state bans on the procedure.
Around half of U.S. states are expected to ban abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a bombshell ruling in June.
To help expand access to abortion in a post-Roe world, Dr. Meg Autry is spearheading the launch of a ship named "PRROWESS"—short for "Protecting Reproductive Rights Of Women Endangered by State Statutes."
The plan is for the ship to act as a "comprehensive" reproductive health clinic with a full team of licensed health care providers offering surgical abortions up to 14 weeks, contraception and other care to patients living in states where such services are restricted, according to its website.
"Those in the most southern parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas may be closer to the coast than to facilities in bordering states where abortion and reproductive health care are available," the website states.
Read the full piece or listen to audio here: https://www.newsweek.com/floating-abortion-clinic-proposed-us-coast-avoid-state-bans-federal-waters-1723213
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