one thing this article doesn't seem to touch on (but which pacific standard has published pieces about because of their partnership with citylab) is the fact that this goes deeper than state...
one thing this article doesn't seem to touch on (but which pacific standard has published pieces about because of their partnership with citylab) is the fact that this goes deeper than state governments. cities can also fuck with abortion access through zoning, and that's also been a method for denying abortion clinics a place to exist that's seen an uptick in use recently. zoning in general is an interesting part of the issue, though, because just as it can be crafted to basically fuck over abortion clinics, it can also be used in very specific ways to promote abortion access too, and since cities and urban areas tend to be more liberal even in red states it can be very useful to know the zoning of an area.
one thing this article doesn't seem to touch on (but which pacific standard has published pieces about because of their partnership with citylab) is the fact that this goes deeper than state governments. cities can also fuck with abortion access through zoning, and that's also been a method for denying abortion clinics a place to exist that's seen an uptick in use recently. zoning in general is an interesting part of the issue, though, because just as it can be crafted to basically fuck over abortion clinics, it can also be used in very specific ways to promote abortion access too, and since cities and urban areas tend to be more liberal even in red states it can be very useful to know the zoning of an area.