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"I didn t think it would take this long," said the 88-year-old Shirley Lang. "There have been people praying all over America to undo this because it is wrong."
Told no Planned Parenthood doctor in Nebraska could legally perform an abortion on her, she got in a car with husband Damon and drove toward Des Moines just before Christmas.
Anticipated changes in state laws if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out Roe v Wade could create a whole new dynamic for women in Nebraska who are seeking abortions.
Using projections that abortion would be banned in Nebraska and Iowa after Roe falls, experts estimate that the eastern half of Nebraska would see a markedly lower number of abortions.