How These Neon Vests Became the Uniform of Abortion Clinic Defenders Nationwide

It was "clinic day" at Reproductive Health Services, the only abortion clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, and one of just five left in the state. It works with three doctors who fly down to Montgomery on a rotating basis to perform the procedures, and the staff refers to the days when they are in town as "clinic days." The protester, David Day, was there, as he was every morning, to ensure no women walked into the clinic without a dousing of harassment. "He is probably going to single you out, because you are new," said Mia Raven, leader of the local reproductive justice coalition and head of the clinic escort group.