The COVID-19 pandemic has had a unique impact on the abortion industry by shining a light on the notion of “choice” and how that plays into what the states have deemed elective and non-essential. States such as Louisiana, Ohio, and Texas that mandated a stop to all non-essential surgeries and procedures in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic have declared abortion to be a non-essential procedure. Elsewhere, however, states have counted abortion among permissible “essential” procedures. And some states that have ordered a stop to all non-essential procedures have allowed abortion to exist in a sort of discretionary gray area, and, in some cases, may require further clarification from officials.
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