Thanks to state courts, abortions can resume in four US states. For now

Some clinics have resumed services while courts weigh the legality of state abortion bans - and they're trying to provide as much care as they can

• Originally published by the 19th

Patients burst into tears on the phone. For once, it was the good kind.

Starting Tuesday, at least for short time, abortion would be legal again in Texas, and Andrea Gallegos had no time to lose. Her clinic, Alamo Women's Reproductive Services in San Antonio, had been closed since Friday. They'd been forced to send patients home when Roe v Wade was overturned, canceling 25 scheduled abortions. Patients originally scheduled to come in Monday and Tuesday lost their appointments as well.