A New Front Line for Abortion Rights

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortions in the
United States actually went up, in part because of a novel legal
strategy that pitted blue states against red states.


Pam Belluck, who covers health and science for The Times,
discusses that strategy and explains how proceedings against a
New York doctor could take it apart.


Guest: Pam Belluck, a health and science
reporter at The New York Times.


Background reading: 


The Louisiana case appears to be the first time criminal
charges have been filed against an abortion provider for sending
pills into a state with a ban.

From 2024: Abortion shield laws are a new war between the
states.



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