Live Action, the pro-life group, first reported that Queens abortion clinic Choices is offering an “Out-of-Town Program” that recruits pregnant women with a quick clinic appointment and travel arrangements, such as airfare and housing.
And there is advertising and marketing, too. While the state of Florida advertises its sandy white beaches, New York is wooing women with billboards in red states that brag about a lack of legal restrictions
“New York State,” the Choices website brags, “allows abortions up to 24 weeks with NO limitations. NO age restrictions. NO requirements that you notify parents or partners, NO waiting periods.”
Michelle Sterlace, of Feminists Choosing Life of New York, tells AFN the state isn't just trying to accommodate New Yorkers with its abortion laws but also bring in a new kind of tourist.
“We've got a slew of provisions, since the overturn of Roe vs Wade, that protects abortion services, abortion providers,” she advises, “especially regarding abortions for women and girls coming from out of state where abortion is illegal.”
