The Pro-Life cause is advancing in the USA. Independent abortion facilities continue to close in the years following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, even in Democrat states that have few restrictions on the killing of innocent preborn children in the womb, according to a new report.
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, 76 independent abortion facilities, meaning those not connected to Planned Parenthood or another national network, have shut their doors, according to The Guardian.
Eight were in pro-abortion states, according to The Guardian.
While there are still 363 independent facilities left that kill preborn babies, the reasons for the other closures could provide insights into pro-life strategies for shutting down the facilities.
“Essentially, we are charging about half of what it costs to provide the care [sic],” the director of a Georgia abortion facility told the media outlet. Georgia allows abortion until a heartbeat can be detected, around the sixth week of pregnancy.
“Our ability to maintain payroll and our operating expenses on an ongoing basis was really strained for a portion of 2024. We were sort of living paycheck to paycheck,” the director said.
The communications director for the so-called “Abortion Care Network” also said protesters play a role in squeezing abortion facilities, presumably by driving away women who might have come in to kill their baby.
“Whether it’s abortion bans or [pro-lifers] outside of the clinic or the financial challenges that come along with having to shift services, move a clinic, comply with new regulations – clinics have been under an enormous amount of financial pressure,” Jay Thibodeau, communications director for the abortion network, told The Guardian. “The relief that they need is not coming right now.”
A drop in donations is also contributing to fewer facilities. For example, the National Abortion Federation will only pay 30 percent of the cost for killing a baby – in some states, like Georgia, they were offering to pay the full cost so a woman could destroy the innocent human person in her womb.
Other stories illustrate that changes in funding can put enough financial pressure on facilities to reduce abortions, though not necessarily all of them.