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Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
Abortion clinics crossing state borders not always welcome
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — The
pastors smiled as they held
the doors open, grabbing
the hands of those who
walked by and urging
many to keep praying and
to keep showing up. Some
responded with a hug.
A few grimaced as they
squeezed past.
Shelley Koch, a longtime
resident of southwest Vir-
ginia, had witnessed a
similar scene many Sunday
mornings after church ser-
vices. On this day, howev-
er, it played out in a park-
ing lot outside a modest
government building in
Bristol where officials had
just advanced a propos-
al that threatens to tear
apart the very fabric of her
community.
For months, residents of the
town have battled over
whether clinics limited by
strict anti-abortion laws in
neighboring Tennessee,
Kentucky and West Virginia
should be allowed to con-
tinue to hop over the bor-
der and operate there. Brass markers, marking the state line between Bristol, Tenn. and Bristol, Va., line State Street in Bristol, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.
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