COOS COUNTY, Ore. - The Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade has divided the country.

Locally, some of Bay Area Hospital's healthcare workers are concerned for certain abortion cases.

A SANE or Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner has a special certification to conduct exams for rape victims to gather forensic evidence. One SANE in Coos Bay says the overturn of Roe v. Wade could prove damaging to mothers and children.

Sandra Lucatero has provided care and guidance to many patients often as the start point on their road to recovery from rape. She's been a SANE for 16 years.

"There's children, you know they're menstruating at age 9," says Lucatero. "It starts young, and there are women who menstruate in their late 40s, 50s who have high risk diseases."

These women, she says, have experienced being drugged, abused, and even held against their will to be sexually assaulted.

Kaitlin Kirkeby, a labor and delivery nurse for the last 8 years out of Bay Area Hospital, says the overturn could prove scary for women's health.

"I see these women who have to and meet these women who have to make these choices about their life and putting their life at risk for this child. Their health is put on the line," said Kirkeby.

Lucatero also fears more children will be born into less than ideal environments.

"Some women are strong enough to form bonds when they've been involved in a traumatic event being sexually assaulted, but not all women are the same. Some women relive that trauma every day."

Lucatero says while the Plan B pill, which is best taken within 12 hours of intercourse and is made to mimic progesterone which prevents ovulation, is an option as long as time permits.

"But there's also a lot of victims that can't come forth immediately, and then it's too late."

She says rape victims are often suicidal, putting both their lives and babies' lives at risk.

Kirkeby says roughly a dozen women in need of medical removal of the contents of the uterus are seen at Bay Area Hospital in labor and delivery each year.

Abortions, however, primarily take place in outside clinics, something Kirkeby believes more women will come to Oregon for.

Lucatero opens her arms to those women.

"I'd welcome anyone to come to Oregon. I think that's the biggest thing you can do."

Lucatero says another risk factor for mother and child in the case of rape is the potential to contract AIDS or HIV.