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Texans forced to travel out-of-state, wait weeks for abortions / 328R3ZF
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In a small Louisiana clinic, five hours away by car from her home in the neighboring state of Texas, Shayla waits for her long-sought appointment to receive an abortion. "I've been trying basically since six weeks," she tells AFP, explaining that she's now in her thirteenth week of pregnancy. On September 1, 2021, one of the country's most restrictive anti-abortion laws came into force in Texas, banning all abortions from the moment a heartbeat can be detected, or about four weeks after fertilization. Clinics in surrounding states quickly became inundated with patients seeking abortions, leading to longer wait-times for the procedure. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES