Trying to avoid burn-out: a Colorado abortion clinic braces for even more patients

The overturning of Roe v Wade will bring an influx of patients from neighboring states where abortions are severely restricted

Pro-choice supporters hold signs during a Pro-Choice rally at Federal Plaza, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Chicago, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Picture: AP Photo/Paul Beaty

Dr Angela Marchin stares at a US map on the wall of the Denver Planned Parenthood where she works. The map is overwhelmed by pushpins, each representing the location from which a patient has travelled to the clinic for an abortion.

“Colorado is in the middle of an abortion desert. It feels like a stampede closing in all around us,” says Marchin, pointing out locations as far away as North Dakota and Florida.