Natalie Kitroeff

We got insurance to approve it.

We got all of the stuff and then we're ready to make the appointment.

And the last person we talked to says, oh, we can't provide care for you.

A youth from Tennessee, we're not allowed to do that border because of your laws, I guess, or I don't know.

Half the country had bans like the one in Tennessee, and so a lot of clinics had closed.

The ones that were still open had long waiting lists, and many of them wouldn't accept Allie because at 14, she was too young.

They'd stop taking anyone under the age of 16.

We couldn't find anyone who would give care to her.

But then they had a breakthrough.

One clinic called back.

And there had been a cancellation, and we were able to go in, like, I think that was on a Friday, and we were able to go in on a Monday.

They'd landed a spot at the clinic at the University of Virginia.

It was eight hours away from their home in Tennessee.

Do you remember the first time that Allie goes to the clinic and what it was like when she starts care?

Yeah, I was proud.

I feel like I can see you getting emotional just about thinking about that moment.

What's going through your head?

And so I really don't see it any differently than some other health need.

But just as things started falling into place for Allie and her parents, national politics began to change.

Yeah.