CHARLOTTE — As more states ban or restrict abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more women are looking to travel to Charlotte for services.
Officials with a clinic in southeast Charlotte told Channel 9 that they’re getting calls from Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina.
[ RELATED: South Carolina introduces new bill to fully outlaw abortions, allow civil penalties ]
In the video at the top of this webpage, the impact the Supreme Court’s ruling has had on abortion clinics that provide abortions in North Carolina where the procedure is legal.
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