it is going to have to be the courts. at this point we have one more battle. we have a state court hearing on july 31st, the day before the law is set to go in effect to see if we can get an injunction against the admitting privileges law. the admitting privileges law and the six-week ban are the two laws that would have stopped us from being able to offer the services that we do to women in our state. and so one down, one to go. we feel confident that we ll get that injunction as well. all we can do is battle this out in courts, wait for the next legislative session and hope legislators take a cue from this and stop passing these unconstitutional laws. tammi, what are the material consequences of there being just one clinic in the whole state right now? i mean, obviously you re fighting these fights with the legislature and in the courts to try to stay open, but you re also serving your patients and you re seeing firsthand the effect of the incredibly limited access to abortion serv
battle. we have a state court hearing on july 31st, the day before the law is set to go in effect to see if we can get an injunction against the admitting privileges law. the admitting privileges law and the six-week ban are the two laws that would have stopped us from being able to offer the services that we do to women in our state. and so one down, one to go. we feel confident that we ll get that injucnction as well. all we can do is battle this out in courts, wait for the next legislative session and hope legislators take a cue from this and stop passing these unconstitutional laws. tammi, what are the material consequences of there being just one clinic in the whole state right now? i mean, obviously you re fighting these fights with the legislature and in the courts to try to stay open, but you re also serving your patients and you re seeing firsthand the effect of the incredibly limited access to abortion services that there are in your state. with you being the only clinic ri
so it s available, and it s here, but it s still difficult to access. tammi, we ve been hearing reports that there are pro-choice activists who are mobilizing around the country to try to essentially attract national attention to one-clinic states like yours and to also other places where the remaining clinics are having a real hard time fighting against efforts to shut them down. places like wichita, kansas, where they re trying to re-open dr. george tiller s practice or another practice on that site. are you is there a material consequence for you of that national support? does it make a difference to you when people nationally are paying attention to the kind of needs that your clinic has? i think definitely it s helpful any time there s national attention. because i think we need people in this country to see that this is happening all over. i mean, texas last week. it s happening in north carolina. wisconsin. all the states you just named. you know, our first primary focus i
at this point we have one more battle. we have a state court hearing on july 31st, the day before the law is set to go in effect to see if we can get an injunction against the admitting privileges law. the admitting privileges law and the six-week ban are the two laws that would have stopped us from being able to offer the services that we do to women in our state. and so one down, one to go. we feel confident that we ll get that injunction as well. all we can do is battle this out in courts, wait for the next legislative session and hope legislators take a cue from this and stop passing these unconstitutional laws. tammi, what are the material consequences of there being just one clinic in the whole state right now? i mean, obviously you re fighting these fights with the legislature and in the courts to try to stay open, but you re also serving your patients and you re seeing firsthand the effect of the incredibly limited access to abortion services that there are in your state,
fighting to survive. what does that mean for your patients? well, we ve already heard from our patients. as soon as any news hit, you know, earlier this session. they re calling right now and sayi saying, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, i have to get in, law is going to go into effect, or think it s illegal but still want to call us and make an appointle. abortion is already difficult to access in state of north dakota just like in many other states. we are the only provider and we re here as the only provider because that s what the population of north dakota supports. it s not like a state like mississippi where other clinics have been legislated out of practice. but abortion, it is still legal, but it s very difficult for many women to access, and we hear stories every day. we had a woman last week who slept in her car the night before because she couldn t afford a hotel room but she lives all the way across the state on the western part of the state. so it s available, and it s here, but