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Alisha Dingus, the development director at the DC Abortion Fund, told Salon the effects over the last two years will take decades to overcome.

“CAF has spent all year growing our development capacity and sounding the alarm of the abortion access current crisis, and specifically the funding crisis,” Qudsiyyah Shariyf, the interim executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, told Salon.

It can cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, while research shows it can also delay development in young children.

Folic acid is particularly important in early pregnancy, aiding proper development of the baby's brain, skull and spinal cord.

As the second anniversary of Miss Edwards's death approaches, Mr Edwards said this development made it even tougher to deal with.