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EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 19 MIN

Why Ordinary People Are Stepping Up to Help Others Access Abortion

from Body & State · host Sarah Varney

Medication abortions make up more than 60 percent of all abortions in the United States today. But after the fall of Roe, abortion pills are now banned in at least 14 states. That’s led to the rise of underground networks, operating outside the legal system, to give more people access to abortion medication. We sat down with one of the women involved in these networks. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: Underground networks for abortion pills appear as states limit access https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/underground-networks-for-abortion-pills-appear-as-states-limit-access

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