Wasn't abortion legalized in part so it would be safe?

In Texas some very stringent laws have been passed and women are upset.  Yes it means that there are only 7 soon to be 8 legally operating abortion clinics in Texas, but the laws put in place have made it safer for all involved.  The Texas law states that all abortion clinics must meet that same regulations as ambulatory surgery sites and at least one doctor on staff have hospital admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. 

First of all the fact is abortion is a medical procedure.  There can be complications from this procedure. These complications can result in sterility, loss of the uterus and or death if not properly treated.   Second  Most of these abortion clinics are not equipped to handle these complications. Third if there isn't the ability to immediately admit a patient to a nearby hospital suffering from a complication the complication will most likely end up on the severe side.

Part of the reason that Roe v. Wade passed was the argument that women were becoming more sexually active with the sexual revolution and that unwanted pregnancies were already being ended through abortion.  Without regulation the procedure was often done in unsafe and unsterile environments leading to a large number of women being harmed by the procedure. 

In this age where we basically have drive through abortion clinics the procedure may be done in a sterile environment but the safety is still questionable when there is no backup available in the event of a complication.  Routine procedures can go wrong through no fault of the doctor involved.  Years ago we used to have drive through labor and delivery because of insurance companies.  When doctors and patients argued with the government that birth may be routine but still needed hospital follow-up care in order to ensure the safety of both mother and child.  Laws were put in place making it illegal for insurance companies to require discharge less than 48 hours after birth for a normal birth. 

Abortion is the end of a pregnancy with all the same concerns for the woman's health as a birth would be.  The big difference is there is no concern over the health of the infant since it is a life ending procedure. 

Women should be jumping for joy that Texas legislators are in fact standing up for women's health by requiring the same caution as any other medical procedure.  Yes for now it may inhibit the availability of abortion in the short term, but if clinics do what they need to in order to comply with the new law then the procedure would be far safer than before.