Hidalgo County

Undocumented immigrants in Texas blocked from abortion services by checkpoint

Global Politics

The Rio Grande Valley in Texas has no abortion providers for women past their 16th week of pregnancy. For them, a trip to San Antonio is required, but that requires passing a law enforcement checkpoint. And for undocumented immigrants, that’s often a non-starter.

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