Becoming aware of the risk he faced in choosing to provide abortions suddenly made that work seem even more important.
In 2020, she became executive administrator of Braid’s abortion clinics in San Antonio and Tulsa.
She didn’t want the staff to know she was his daughter, but Braid could not wait to tell everyone.
In Illinois, abortion is legal until a fetus can survive outside the womb, usually around 24 weeks of pregnancy, and later if the patient’s health is endangered.
On one trip Reuters joined, she sat for hours on a grounded plane in Oklahoma City as a tornado and hailstorm raged outside.
Persons:
Illinois Gallegos, Braid, ” Braid, “, Gallegos, Louis
Organizations:
Illinois, Tulsa, Reuters
Locations:
San Antonio, Illinois, Carbondale, Missouri, Florida, Oklahoma City