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Planned Parenthood Preparing For Possible Surge In Patients

(Olympia, WA) -- Planned Parenthood clinics in Oregon and Washington state are getting ready for a possible surge in patients as Republican-led states move to restrict access to abortions. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky says all 15 of Washington state's clinics have seen patients from Texas seeking reproductive care following that state's passage of a restrictive new abortion law. The law restricts abortions after six weeks, which is before many women even know they are pregnant. Idaho passed a similar law last month. The Guttmacher Institute estimates Washington could see a 385-percent increase in patients if Roe v Wade is overturned. Planned Parenthood says it is working to ensure all patients who need abortion access receive it.

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