‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Texans seeking abortions forced to travel for hours

After Texas passed a near-total ban, clinics in surrounding states are being inundated with people making often difficult trips

The 33-year-old Texas woman drove alone four hours through the night to get to the Louisiana abortion clinic for a consultation. She initially planned to sleep in her car, but an advocacy group helped arrange a hotel room.

Single and with three children ranging from five to 13, she worried that adding a baby now would take time, food, money and space away from her three children.