Texas is the largest US state with a near-total abortion ban. Legislators and activists want to make 2023 the year of closing the loopholes that remain, whether that’s travel to nearby states or targeting abortion medication by mail. The state is also the home of Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court decision that marks its 50th anniversary this week and once made abortion the law of the land. We hear from one former abortion provider about life in a post-Roe world.

In this episode:

Dr. Jessica Rubino (jlrubinomd), abortion provider
Amina Waheed (@atwaheed), producer for Al Jazeera’s ‘Fault Lines’
Mary Tuma (@TumaTime), journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Alexandra Locke with our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Amy Walters and Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode.

Our production team also includes Chloe K. Li, Miranda Lin, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, and Amy Walters. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

For more:

Watch the Fault Lines documentary, ‘The End of Roe: Living without abortion rights’

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Allen Stone

NPR

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