12 Jul 2022

Doctor proposes floating abortion clinic in the US

From Morning Report, 8:55 am on 12 July 2022

Abortion clinics in the US are scrambling to find ways to get around newly-enacted bans on the practice in some states.

In California, one doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in the Gulf of Mexico, which could be out of reach of state laws.

University of California San Francisco professor and obstetrician and gynecologist Dr Meg Autry spoke to Susie Ferguson.

President Joe Biden is checking to see if he has the power to declare a public health emergency in support of abortion access.

Such a move would unlock certain government powers and funding sources.