Only women with money could afford the high price for one of the few doctors that could provide the safest and easiest abortions. Women of poverty or color ran the greatest risk. Since Roe vs. Wade became the law of the land, however, the privilege we must continue to fight for is being narrowed every year. Women living in rural areas must travel to fewer and fewer abortion clinics as violence and intimidation have caused many to get out of the business. In many states, a 24-hour waiting period is in effect and women are provided with biased information to think about.
Poor women continue to be denied because public funding is nonexistent in many states.
Young women under 18 are at the mercy of their parents to make the decision for them. Here in North Carolina, we face all of these threats. Women under 18 must have the permission of their parents and the State Abortion Fund is so restrictive that very few women are able to take advantage of it. The NC House passed both the 24-hour wait legislation and the partial birth abortion ban but each failed in the Senate. You can bet they ll be back.