By Friday afternoon, nine states were enforcing total bans on abortion. The volunteers who connect people seeking abortion to resources heard a wave of desperation from callers.
Providers and activists know that mitigating the desperation that is going to descend on this country as Roe falls will be almost entirely left to them.
Lauren Rankin’s new book about abortion clinic escorts, Bodies on the Line, shows how much ordinary people can do to ensure that abortion is accessible in America.
Missouri is poised to be the fourth state to strip Medicaid reimbursements from the reproductive health provider. So far, the Biden administration has not enforced the law that would prevent defunding.