It’s a gap in the state’s abortion infrastructure that preceded Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health and persists today, at a time when states like Washington and Oregon are accommodating even more abortion patients from out of state, increasing pressure and traumatic circumstances for both patients and providers.
Washington patients who travel to Oregon for treatment typically go to Portland, where they can see providers at independent clinics, Planned Parenthood or Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), the massive teaching hospital whose sprawling campus is adjacent to Portland’s West Hills and the Willamette River.
“We’ve always been a hub for southern Washington,” said Alyssa Colwill, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology
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