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So what you’re saying is that individuals do not have the right to work without the state’s blessing? There is something wrong with that picture! Her civil rights have been violated. If they keep the abortuaries open, then her business should be able to be open, too. She is being discriminated against!

:: individuals do not have the right to work without the state’s blessing? ::

You are over simplifying from a specific case.
Note: There is no “right to work” in the Constitution.
That term stems from /political/ battles in the States.

Now, to your point, the INDIVIDUAL has certain enumerated rights that are inviolable as a citizen.
Businesses have to register with their State in order to do business.
Although businesses are made up of individuals, they also include certain uses of the public trust such as roads, water, sewer, etc. Hence, they are required to register their presence in the State they operate. In this manner, ^businesses^ are not ^citizens^ nor ^residents^. Only individuals can hold these honorific titles.

So, to restate your question above, BUSINESSES do not have the right to OPERATE without the state’s blessing? The answer to that is “yes”.
The flip-side is, “individuals have the ENUMERATED right to be free-citizens without the state’s blessing? The answer, here is also “yes”.

That last bit is protected by the statutes found in 18USC, specifically, section 242.