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Out-Of-State Clinic Key To Texas Abortion Law Battle
Challengers of a tough Texas law regulating abortion clinics argue that it would soon close El Paso's sole abortion clinic. That, critics say, could leave women seeking abortions to drive 550 miles or else go to an out-of-state clinic where those state regulations do not apply, undermining the law's patient-safety arguments and constituting an "undue burden" on women.
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