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Last week, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed a bill<\/a>\u00a0into law that protects most preborn children, the first state to do so since Roe v. Wade<\/em> was overturned. In response, an abortion chain known for having numerous issues with health and safety has closed its facility in South Bend.<\/p>\n

The new Indiana bill protecting preborn children is set to take effect on September 15, and after that, Whole Woman’s Health will close its doors<\/a>. \u201cWe are going to be seeing patients from now until the last day that we\u2019re allowed to,\u201d Midwest Advocacy Director Sharon Lau told WVPE. \u201cBecause the wait times have gone up, due to all the surrounding states having some sort of restrictions, now people are trying to come to Indiana for a shorter wait time. Again, we can help them for the next month, but after that, it\u2019s gonna start going back the other direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the law takes effect, the facility will transition into arranging abortions in other states instead. \u201cWe will work with patients to help them with flights or bus tickets or gas, hotel costs and things like that, to get to one of our other clinics,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Lau also told WSBT<\/a> that they can’t afford to stay open without committing abortions. \u201cThe other services they do [don’t] support an infrastructure to be able to stay open and to stay financially viable,” she claimed. “So, we will have to close after that time.”<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Pro-life win: Indiana approves additional $45M to support pregnant and postpartum women<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Whole Woman’s Health is an abortion chain known for its long history of safety violations<\/a>, leading many to question<\/a> why it has been allowed to remain open.\u00a0A former employee claimed the organization exploits loopholes<\/a> in state laws, and made employees choose between their jobs and their families. Problems at Whole Woman’s Health facilities have included rust spots on suction machines, unlicensed personnel, infection control issues, expired medicines, and improperly sterilized instruments. One WWH facility in Texas even racked up 17 pages of violations.<\/p>\n

The chain has, like many other abortion businesses, also been jumping into the business of mail-order abortion<\/a> recently. This is especially concerning, considering one of the chain’s many problems with safety has included a lack of follow-up with clients who undergo chemical abortions.<\/p>\n

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