OPINION: From birth control to prenatal care to annual gynecological screenings, women and their families shouldn t have to drive three or four hours both ways to see a medical professional.
by Vanessa G. Sánchez CLOVIS Victoria Robledo was two months pregnant last June when the only women’s health clinic in this eastern New Mexico town closed its doors. Hers was a complicated pregnancy that demanded specialized care, and Robledo, 24, soon found herself driving long distances – 100 miles to Lubbock, Texas, for her […]
In the last decade, six hospitals around the state have closed their maternity wards and at least three clinics have been forced to close or severely reduce operations, due to financial stress, staff…