Neighbors Concerned After Abortion Clinic Opens In OKC

Some neighbors in southwest Oklahoma City have a new reason to be against an abortion clinic that just opened and it has nothing to do with their faith.

Some think the South Wind Women’s Center at SW 44 and Blackwelder will hurt their property values.

“We have cameras everywhere,” said Carly Ketcham.

Her property near the clinic has a surveillance system to deter thieves.

Ketchum said she grew up in the neighborhood and has seen it decline over the years.

“That’s why we are trying to get out of here,” Ketcham said.

Her family owns several homes around the clinic and plans to sell the house in a few years.

Ketcham thinks having an abortion clinic so close will make the homes tougher to sell and probably hurt their value.

“They’re just going to want to value they can get for it, and get out of here,” Ketcham said about her family’s plan.

“It’s the economy factor and my religious beliefs,” said Ketcham about why she wishes the South Wind Women’s Center weren’t so close.

South Wind does plan to give the media a tour of the facility and hold a news conference on Saturday, Sept. 17.