Anti-abortion legislators are trying just about everything they can to restrict women’s access to a legal procedure, from regulating the size of janitor’s closets in clinics to arguing that a fertilized egg is exactly the same as a person (who may naturally exit the uterus and never grow any organs). It often seems like pro-choicers are on the defensive, so it’s heartening to hear that rather than just struggling to keep existing clinics open, activists in Kansas are working to open new facilities. The ongoing effort in Wichita holds particular significance because it would bring abortion services back to the area for the first time since Dr. George Tiller was murdered in 2009.
Trust Women, a PAC founded to carry on Dr. Tiller’s work, has announced that it’s raised half of the money it needs to open a new clinic and hired a medical director. It’s still unclear where the clinic will be located, and the group needs to find doctors who are willing and able to perform abortions in an area of the country where the fight over reproductive fights is incredibly fierce. However, if all goes according to plan, Trust Women will be providing abortions in Wichita again in 2012. An attorney for the group told KSN, “Trust Women is looking forward to providing women with health services in this area where there are currently no services available.”
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