a lot of people have been calling for missouri asking if we re still open open. if they have to be under 8 weeks to get the procedure. are they going to go to jail if they come over here to get the procedure? if they have to be an illinois resident. are people scared? they are very scared. what do you tell them? i tell them as of right now, illinois is a safe mace to haple a safe abortion and we re going to be open as long as we can. i ve had girls break down in tears when i told them they can still come over here. i mean, they are traveling quite a bit, but for the most part, it s relief. it s usually very relieving for them. when they find out that they can still get this access here. right now, more than half the patients that are coming through the hope clinic are coming from missouri. the hope clinic is not a clinic in missouri. i mean, that s with the last abortion provider in missouri still up and running for now. if republicans in the missouri state government s
to make sure that the immediate needs of the community is met. do they have a safe mace to stay, do they have a hot meal? are there mental health and emotional support counselors in place to help with such a devastating tragedy like this. from there, the situation is fluid and we adjust according to what the community s needs are. and we re so early on in this disaster right now. have you had an opportunity to assess what this particular community needs right now, what the most pressing needs are? it is still so fluid and we re still such in the early stages of this. and just making sure that everybody has a safe place to stay at the moment. i m sure as we will see, you know, the sun rise and people are wanting to return to their homes and find out what s happening, you know, the situation will change. but at the moment, it s just about meeting those basic needs. and understandably, a lot of people want to help when they see something like this, when they see these terrible image