Choices has made Carbondale a destination city
Choices in Carbondale, Illinois, is located at 600 N. Giant City Road. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, this clinic is the closest place to get an abortion for women in the Mid-South. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending abortion access in the Mid-South, a Choices clinic in Illinois is performing 350 procedures per month. By October, leaders expect the number will be 600.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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