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The Times podcast: The Future of Abortion Part 3 | Money

Two women sit across from each other in an exam room.
Dr. Blair Cushing, left, consults with Claire, 23, who will have a medication abortion at Whole Woman’s Health in McAllen, Texas. Claire requested to be identified only by her first name.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Roe vs. Wade is expected to be struck down this summer, which would mean abortion will no longer be a federally protected right. If that happens, about half the states will probably ban abortion altogether, or make getting one a lot more difficult. But for those who live in Texas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, it’s already hard to get an abortion.

Today, we look at how Texas has made it nearly impossible for low-income women to get an abortion. And how other states want to copy that. Read the transcript here.

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Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times Houston Bureau Chief Molly Hennessy-Fiske

More reading and listening:

Even with Roe vs. Wade in place, low-income women struggle to get abortions in Texas

Podcast: Future of Abortion Part 1 | Medicine

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Future of Abortion Part 2 | Church

About The Times

“The Times” is made by columnist Gustavo Arellano, senior producers Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin and Kasia Broussalian and producers David Toledo, Ashlea Brown and Angel Carreras. Our engineers are Mario Diaz and Mark Nieto. Our editor is Kinsee Morlan. Our executive producers are Jazmín Aguilera and Shani O. Hilton. Our theme song was composed by Andrew Eapen.
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