standards set for ambulatory surgical centers. The last requirement includes a costly requirement for wider corridors in order to allow emergency technicians to bring a gurney into the clinic to take a patient to the hospital if necessary. Before the law passed, there were 41 abortion facilities in 17 counties in Texas. The year after, only 21 clinics in six counties remained open. After passage of the law, abortions declined in Texas, particularly in those areas which were now farther from abortion clinics. In 2016, the Supreme Court struck down the two requirements of hospital admitting privileges and ambulatory surgical standards, but to date few of the closed clinics have reopened. (1)
One woman, Rikka, tells the story about how she had to wait a week for an appointment at the abortion clinic, but the waiting time allowed God time to work in her life to change her mind. A friend insisted she come to church with her one evening. One of the members voiced an urgent prayer request that he knew of a woman who had scheduled an abortion for the following week. She immediately felt shame for her previous abortions, but also felt God’s love and forgiveness. Rikka had her baby, who is now almost 3 years old. (2)

1. “Study: Texas Abortions Declined as Clinics Got Farther Away”, http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Abortion-Restrictions-Texas/2017/01/19/id/769478/
2. https:/www.texasrighttolife.com/mother-if-it-were-not-for-the-laws-in-texas-my-daughter-would-not-be-alive-today/