A year after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, NPR presents stories of individuals affected by the resulting changes in abortion laws.
Personal stories: NPR received over 350 responses to a call for personal accounts of how abortion laws affect their lives, highlighting the complex and surprising impacts these laws have.
* Stories range from a woman who had to make a life-changing decision within a day, someone who was forced to undergo a risky procedure, and people uprooting their lives to move to states with less restrictive abortion laws.
The big picture: Abortion laws have changed since Roe v. Wade’s reversal, causing doctors, hospitals, and lawyers to struggle to adapt. However, the most significant impact is on individual Americans and their families.
Examples of impact: In one story, a woman from Texas had her water break early in her pregnancy and couldn’t access abortion services due to the restrictive law, leading her to endure a painful experience. In another example, a couple from Louisiana had to fly weeks later to another state for a surgical abortion.
Further consequences: These laws have led women to consider more drastic options, such as removing their fallopian tubes, or weighing the risks of becoming pregnant in states with restrictive abortion laws.
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