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What Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban means for the South, and traveling patients

Nonprofits warn they may not be able to meet increased demand for help from women to travel for an abortion.

Lee and Deborah Dorbert of Lakeland, Florida, were heartbroken when doctors warned that the 23-week-old fetus Deborah was carrying would likely not survive outside the womb. The couple sought an abortion, considering it their safest option. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)
Lee and Deborah Dorbert of Lakeland, Florida, were heartbroken when doctors warned that the 23-week-old fetus Deborah was carrying would likely not survive outside the womb. The couple sought an abortion, considering it their safest option. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)
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Nonprofits are warning they may not be able to meet the increased demand for help from women to travel for an abortion.

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