The first option is to make abortion available and accessible for women who have a low socio-economic status, as abortion is especially prevalent among women who are of low income. Unlike most other types of health care services, abortion is a highly political issue. Abortion should not be a privilege, depending on whether the woman has enough money or not to pay for it, but it should rather be a right and a choice that is offered to them. Women who have a low socio-economic status and who don’t have the insurance coverage for abortion face challenges in coming up with the money to pay for the procedure as it can cost up to $3,000 typically depending on which trimester the woman is in, where she lives, etc. (Uffalussy 2017). Thus, they often delay getting an abortion or are forced to go on with their unplanned pregnancies or move onto unsafe procedures (Uffalussy 2017). …show more content…
In an example in Texas, a woman talks about the new bill that took into action, which resulted in the closing down of 26 of the 43 abortion facilities in Texas (Uffalussy 2017). Because the anti-choice lawmakers can’t attack the legality of abortion since it’s shielded by Roe v. Wade, they attack all the access points of abortion, such as making women travel farther, and making them have to take time off from work. In that way, only women of a low socio-economic status are really impacted. Therefore, it is crucial to make abortion facilities easy to access and reach in terms of its distance. For that reason, instead of closing down more than half of the facilities, the numbers of these facilities should be increased and also placed in areas where economically disadvantaged women live, so they don’t have to go onto unsafe