{"id":58720,"date":"2022-07-07T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/home\/the-falling-of-roe-v-wade-through-the-eyes-of-a-local-abortion-access-hotline-volunteer\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:35:00","slug":"the-falling-of-roe-v-wade-through-the-eyes-of-a-local-abortion-access-hotline-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/northwest\/the-falling-of-roe-v-wade-through-the-eyes-of-a-local-abortion-access-hotline-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"The falling of Roe v. Wade: Through the eyes of a local abortion access hotline volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
With the U.S. Supreme Court recently overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade<\/em> ruling, which protects a person’s right to choose to have an abortion, the Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) is already feeling the added pressure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t NWAAF is an organization assisting people in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho with obtaining abortions. According to Kate Cole, NWAAF hotline lead volunteer, the organization gave out almost $1 million in direct funding for people to pay for abortions in 2021. However, Cole said, they were unable to fund every caller and they couldn’t fund every caller with as much as they needed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t “We’ve been doing this work for over two decades, and our entire purpose is to raise money from families, friends, concerned individuals and organizations that support reproductive justice, and to use that money to directly help people pay for the cost of abortion,” said Cole.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Cole said NWAAF assists with paying for flights, bus tickets, gas money, and lodging for those who are traveling long distances to obtain reproductive healthcare. Prior to the overturning of Roe v. <\/em>Wade<\/em>, the organization was primarily assisting people in Idaho.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t “In Washington, Oregon and Alaska, state Medicaid — so insurance for people who are lower income — state Medicaid will pay for the full cost of an abortion,” said Cole, who explained how state insurance for people living in Idaho doesn’t cover abortion care.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t