Wednesday 29 June 2022 06:24 AM North Dakota's only abortion clinic plans to move to Minnesota when GOP state ... trends now
The only abortion clinic in North Dakota plans to relocate to Minnesota once the GOP state makes abortions illegal on July 28.
The independently run Red River Women's Clinic will move just across the state line from Fargo into the neighboring city of Moorhead, where abortions are expected to remain legal.
North Dakota is one of thirteen states with laws - known as trigger bans - that will render abortions illegal now that Roe v. Wade is overturned. North Dakota attorney general Drew Wrigley certified the state's ban today.
Director Tammi Kromenaker already has a new location in place for the clinic, according to the Star Tribune. She plans to have it up and running in its new home by the time abortions become illegal in North Dakota so that women in the area will have no interruptions in clinic services.
A protest outside the Red River Women's Clinic in May. The clinic will be moving from Fargo, North Dakota, to Moorhead, Minnesota, where abortions are expected to remain illegal
Clinic director Tammi Kromenaker already has a new location for the clinic. She plans to have it open by the time abortions are made illegal in North Dakota so there is no gap in service to local women
'The plan is to provide service as long as we legally can,' Kromenaker told CNN.
On Tuesday, that timeframe became clear as Attorney General certified the law that will render abortions illegal in North Dakota just over thirty days from the overturning of Roe.
The new ban will make it a felony to receive an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.
