Nation Independent abortion clinics are ‘disappearing from communities’ after the end of Roe v. Wade December 8, 2022 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY Comments Off on Independent abortion clinics are ‘disappearing from communities’ after the end of Roe v. Wade As of November, 42 independent clinics closed or stopped providing abortion care in 2022 — more than twice as many as 2021, according to a new report.