AP Special Report Abortion clinics are closing, even in states where abortion is legal GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Jun 18, 2025 Jun 18, 2025 Updated Dec 21, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The abortion funding system across the U.S. is battered three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to enforce bans.kAmp? :?:E:2= DFC86 @7 5@?2E:@?D 92D DF3D:565[ D4@C6D @7 4=:?:4D 92G6 4=@D65 2?5 25G@42E6D 762C E92E 7656C2= A@=:4J 492?86D H:== C6DF=E :? >@C6 D9FEE:?8 5@H?]k^AmkAmQ(6VC6 2== 4@==64E:G6=J DECF88=:?8[Q D2:5 #2>D:6 |@?<[ 5:C64E@C @7 56G6=@A>6?E 2E E96 (@>6?VD w62=E9 r6?E6CD @7 (6DE ':C8:?:2 2?5 |2CJ=2?5[ H9:49 @A6?65 2 4=:?:4 :? a_ab :? H6DE6C? |2CJ=2?5 27E6C 23@CE:@? H2D 32??65 :? (6DE ':C8:?:2]k^Am kAmQx 9@?6DE=J 5@?VE <?@H :7 :EVD 2 DFDE2:?23=6 >@56=[Q D2:5 |6C4656D $2?496K[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C 2E E96 r652C #:G6C r=:?:4D :? 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