The fight over abortion pills in a post-Roe America
1 big thing27 Jun 2022

The fight over abortion pills in a post-Roe America

Following the Supreme Court ruling, searches for “abortion pill” have surged, according to Google Trends data. Medication abortion bans are harder to enforce than for surgical abortions, and are set to be at heart of legal battles in states across the U.S. Plus: lessons from one historic heat wave…as the U.S. faces more extreme heat. Guests: Axios' Tina Reed and Eric Klinenberg, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Erica Pandey, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Abortion pills become central issue after SCOTUS ruling Abortions are now illegal in 7 states but more bans are coming On first day of summer, heat wave intensifies and heads for the South

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