Yesterday, we reported on 28 D.C. women whose scheduled abortion procedures at a local clinic were in danger of being unexpectedly cancelled after D.C. Medicaid coverage of such procedures suddenly expired. Amanda Hess follows up today with the news that the fundraising effort spearheaded by the DC Abortion Fund — which garnered support from Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and an fund-match from the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund — enabled all 28 women to make their appointments.

The Fund, an all-volunteer operated organization, has raised about $25,000 to date in the effort — an impressive haul for a drive only launched about 36 hours ago, but still far short of the about $62,000 the city spent on Medicaid reimbursements for abortion since February.