Puerto Rico is a haven for Americans who need abortions — but access to reproductive care is far more limited for Puerto Ricans. andreagonram spent time at home to find out why it remains a struggle for many Boricuas in need of an abortion to get one
: a bill banning abortion once fetal cardiac activity is detected , a 22-week ban, a ballot measure that would grant fetuses and embryos a right to life, and an amendment to the penal code that would classify the murder of a pregnant person as a double homicide. While those measures were defeated last month at the end of the legislative session, it remains a struggle for many Boricuas in need of an abortion to get one.
There are four abortion clinics serving 630,000 women of reproductive age in Puerto Rico. In 2021, they— 96 percent of which took place in the first trimester, according to the Puerto Rico Department of Health. There used to be more clinics, according to Vale Moreno, who has been offering abortion care for more than 15 years, but as physicians have aged and retired, no one has stepped in to replace them.
Dorian, who asked that I only use her first name to protect her privacy, is a volunteer with the abortion doula collective. Las Mingas is made up of about two dozen volunteers who help abortion seekers navigate the care available to them — for free.
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