The Planned Parenthood center in El Centro, Calif.., has seen a surge in out-of-state patients -- most from Arizona -- seeking abortion care after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision gutted Roe vs. Wade, ending federal protections for abortions.
On a recent Monday afternoon, all the abortion appointments at Planned Parenthood-Imperial Valley Health Center were already booked up for the week.
As of last week, out-of-state patients made up 21% of abortion visits at the clinics in those three counties, a 513% increase compared with two weeks before the Dobbs decision. Patients from Arizona make up the highest demographic of out-of-state patient visits for abortion care — a 847% increase from two weeks before the Dobbs decision, Sandra Duran, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, said.
Vivian Perez, facility manager, in the post-procedure recovery room at Planned Parenthood in El Centro. Last week, Perez was so inundated with abortion care appointments that she had to ask the Planned Parenthood medical team for additional abortion providers. Frida Diaz, a member of Planned Parenthood Generation Action, restocks a condom dispenser in a restroom in the Associated Students Union building at San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus, in Calexico.
Exhausted from the journey, the family looked relieved when it arrived at the health center, Perez said. Jazmyn Horton-Alvarado, president of Planned Parenthood Generation Action, at Planned Parenthood in El Centro.
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