In 1985, anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. In 2022, abortion rights demonstrators protest in Washington, DC, as the US Supreme Court was poised to strike down the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent.
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Crowded Clinics, 8-Hour Drives and Abortion Pills Are New Reality on Roe's 50th Anniversary
The landmark ruling was overturned just shy of its 50th anniversary, drastically reshaping where and how people get abortions in the US.
The Trust Women Wichita abortion clinic is busier than ever since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Its patient load has more than doubled, staff more than tripled and it went from offering abortions part-time to five days a week, most weeks.
Still, it’s nowhere near meeting demand.