More than 74 women have taken up offer of free abortions for hurricane victims in Houston

More than 74 women have taken up a Houston clinic's offer to provide free abortions for the victims of Hurricane Harvey this month.

Earlier this month, Whole Woman's Health, which provides abortion services for women across Texas, promised to offer transportation, accommodation and abortion to women who were affected by the hurricane that caused heavy floods in southeastern Texas.

With the help of the Lilith Fund, the abortion clinic had already given the procedure for free to more than 74 women in Texas. The organization has also offered to help the women who do not qualify for the fund, according to Daily Mail.

The Lilith Fund, based in Texas, had set up "Emergency Fund for Harvey Survivors" to raise money for those who are "seeking an abortion but cannot afford it." Whole Woman's Health has also collected money from the Stigma Relief Fund to pay for the abortions. More than $15,000 has already been raised for travel expenses and coverage of the procedure.

Abortions can cost between $400 and $1,500 for the surgical procedure depending on the state, while abortion pills can cost between $400 to $800.

The pro-life organization Texas Right to Life said that the offer for free abortions was "heinous" and would take an emotional toll on women.

"The promotion of this heinous no-cost service is riddled with fallacies because abortion is never free," said Melissa Conway, director of external relations for Texas Right to Life, according to Baptist Press.

"There is always a cost to abortion. Women are not free from the emotional toll that ensues after abortion and the child is certainly not free to live another day," she added.

Abby Johnson, a former director of a Texas Planned Parenthood clinic, said that her former employer made a similar offer following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She thought that the idea was "fantastic" at the time, but she said she now realized that "we were preying on these families in their most desperate time of need."

"We didn't offer to help them find housing, food, clothing, or anything else ... just a way to kill their unborn child at 'no cost.' Sick," she continued.

Johnson is now a pro-life advocate, and her organization has set up a baby registry at Wal-Mart where people can donate baby items directly to Texas hurricane victims.

Whole Woman's Health is currently involved in a legal battle challenging the state's new law on second-trimester abortions. The clinic is expected to head to court on Nov. 2 to argue why the second-trimester abortions should be allowed.