One of the cases involved a 14-year-old girl from Detroit who traveled to Colorado for an abortion after raising funds and keeping her pregnancy a secret from her mother, whom she claimed was suicidal. They claim this case was severe yet there was no physical reason given for the girl's abortion.
This year we funded a 14 year old high school student in Detroit who was keeping the procedure a secret from their mom because their mom was suicidal and dealing with her own mother's recent death. All of their mom's savings went towards their grandmother's funeral and a recent divorce. By the time they were able to get enough funding together for an ultrasound, they were told that they were 27 weeks into the pregnancy. The only clinic they could attend was in Boulder, CO, 1,300 miles away. Without telling their mom, they fundraised after school, got enough money together for a bus ride, and made up a story to tell their mother about where they were going, but they still faced a $10,000 procedure cost. By the time the clinic notified us of this case, the patient only needed $3,000 more dollars. After our pledge of $350, the clinic agreed that they would provide the procedure at a steep discount given the severity of the case and their age.
The report also notes the case of 17-year-old from Detroit who traveled to Ohio for a 22-week abortion after various abortion clinics in Michigan charged her for ultrasounds and then told her she was too far along for their clinic to perform an abortion.
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