The day before a federal judge blocked enforcement of Texas’ restrictive new abortion law, the parking lot of Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La., was filled with Texas license plates. Women held the door open as the line spilled out onto the sidewalk and into the grass.
“I drove 6 hours and 58 minutes,” said M. from Corpus Christi, who didn’t want to give her full name for privacy reasons. “I got here at 8:55 a.m. this morning. So I have not ate, we can’t bring in anything to drink. My boyfriend’s in the car asleep.”
M. is 20 years old and a college student. She says she worked double shifts at her service job all weekend to be able to afford the trip.
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