The woman had learned that Ms. Menchaca could send her abortion pills from Mexico, where the procedure has been decriminalized in several states.
But the growing U.S. demand for abortion care is not limited to deliveries of medication, according to advocates like Ms. Menchaca, who lives in Coahuila state in northeastern Mexico.
Clinics in Tijuana and Mexico City, as well as activists in the northwestern city of Hermosillo, say they have seen women crossing the border from Texas, Louisiana and Arizona seeking access to abortion.
“Before, the women from Sonora would go to the United States to access abortions in clinics,” said Andrea Sanchez, an abortion-rights activist, referring to the Mexican state that borders Arizona.
“And now the women from the United States come to Mexico.”
Persons:
Cynthia Menchaca, Menchaca, ”, Andrea Sanchez
Organizations:
Clinics, Mexico City
Locations:
Texas, Mexico, Coahuila, Tijuana, Hermosillo, Texas , Louisiana, Arizona, Sonora, United States