CBSN: Denver Abortion Clinic Seeing Influx of Patients from Texas in Numbers Never Seen ‘Ever’

QUIJANO The governor of ░░░░░░░░ has approved even more ░░░░░░░░ on abortion just weeks ░░░░░░░░ passing a law prohibiting ░░░░░░░░ all procedures past six ░░░░░░░░ Meanwhile women have been ░░░░░░░░ state lines to find ░░░░░░░░ Janet Shamlian has the ░░░░░░░░ of one Denver clinic ░░░░░░░░ is now seeing an ░░░░░░░░ of patients Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Now we re about ░░░░░░░░ make it law SHAMLIAN ░░░░░░░░ over The nation s ░░░░░░░░ restrictive abortion law is ░░░░░░░░ women to flee Texas ░░░░░░░░ search of clinics like ░░░░░░░░ one in Colorado that ░░░░░░░░ barely meet demand UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ am booked for the ░░░░░░░░ of this week SHAMLIAN ░░░░░░░░ over CBS News had ░░░░░░░░ access to a facility ░░░░░░░░ Denver where nearly half ░░░░░░░░ patients are Texans SHAMLIAN ░░░░░░░░ is the last time ░░░░░░░░ have seen an influx ░░░░░░░░ this in this clinic ░░░░░░░░ this degree COHEN We ░░░░░░░░ t We haven t ░░░░░░░░ numbers like this ever ░░░░░░░░ voice over Dr Rebecca ░░░░░░░░ is the medical director ░░░░░░░░ An abortion can be ░░░░░░░░ people can hurt But ░░░░░░░░ is different We are ░░░░░░░░ patients who are traumatized ░░░░░░░░ they arrive SHAMLIAN voice ░░░░░░░░ Women like this 34 ░░░░░░░░ old mother of three ░░░░░░░░ asked us to conceal ░░░░░░░░ identity She learned she ░░░░░░░░ pregnant one day before ░░░░░░░░ law went into effect ░░░░░░░░ voice over When you ░░░░░░░░ you could not get ░░░░░░░░ procedure in Texas what ░░░░░░░░ you think UNKNOWN I ░░░░░░░░ All the way from ░░░░░░░░ they told me though ░░░░░░░░ counselor session Honestly I ░░░░░░░░ not know what I ░░░░░░░░ do SHAMLIAN voice over ░░░░░░░░ Texas law bans almost ░░░░░░░░ of abortions beginning at ░░░░░░░░ weeks before many women ░░░░░░░░ they re pregnant Women ░░░░░░░░ to cross state lines ░░░░░░░░ get one and they ░░░░░░░░ Colorado has no state ░░░░░░░░ waiting period for the ░░░░░░░░ The woman we spoke ░░░░░░░░ made the 1 600 ░░░░░░░░ round trip in one ░░░░░░░░ SHAMLIAN So you just ░░░░░░░░ the procedure here but ░░░░░░░░ are not finished UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ a procedure you re ░░░░░░░░ to take it easy ░░░░░░░░ won t get that ░░░░░░░░ because I will have ░░░░░░░░ walk through the airport ░░░░░░░░ everything else to get ░░░░░░░░ home SHAMLIAN voice over ░░░░░░░░ says that she has ░░░░░░░░ irregular heartbeat that could ░░░░░░░░ the pregnancy risky This ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana clinic is just ░░░░░░░░ miles from the Texas ░░░░░░░░ Even with a 24 ░░░░░░░░ state mandated waiting period ░░░░░░░░ are hard to come ░░░░░░░░ Kathleen Pittman runs the ░░░░░░░░ Clinic PITTMAN They are ░░░░░░░░ begging to get in ░░░░░░░░ be seen as quickly ░░░░░░░░ possible Women should not ░░░░░░░░ going through this I ░░░░░░░░ it s unconscionable Clip ░░░░░░░░ SHAMLIAN Recently there was ░░░░░░░░ to a five week ░░░░░░░░ for an appointment at ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana clinic Previously women ░░░░░░░░ get in in just ░░░░░░░░ couple of days And ░░░░░░░░ other southern states are ░░░░░░░░ to follow Texas s ░░░░░░░░ on abortion the greatest ░░░░░░░░ to Roe V Wade ░░░░░░░░ December 1st hears the ░░░░░░░░ case.”