The story behind the Mississippi case to overturn Roe v. Wade

I’ve got a new podcast! And a new newsletter!

What. A. Week. 

I know you know this by now: Politico published a leaked draft opinion last week showing a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Because you read this newsletter, you will not likely have been surprised. Still, maybe you were, like I was, shocked to see it in black and white. Shocked by the unprecedented breach of Supreme Court norms.

News outlets are churning out an onslaught of coverage: how far abortion bans might go, the impact on women’s health, including miscarriage treatment, surging donations to abortion funds,  historical critiques of the leaked opinion, increased sales of abortion drugs at the Mexican border, why “abortion” isn’t in the constitution (one written by men), why Connecticut could be the model for abortion rights, how lawmakers in Louisiana are pushing to make a fertilized egg a legal person, leaving women who get abortions open to murder charges (an idea an anti-abortion group says it opposes), the other rights — gay rights, contraception, interracial marriage — that may be on the line.  

When I heard the news, my first thought was of every anti-abortion activist who told me abortion rights groups were “hysterical” for claiming Roe has been on the line for the last few years.

I had a lot of other thoughts (see Twitter), but I’ve mostly been extremely, mind-numbingly busy with one project: Banned. My new podcast about the case the draft opinion is all about — the Mississippi case to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Banned is coming out very soon! And with it, a new newsletter coming from the public radio stations I work for, WWNO and WRKF! Given your interest, I’m adding your name to the new newsletter. (You can, of course, always unsubscribe.) 

What will you get? Updates on the podcast, an inside look at the reporting, and an abortion news round-up. 

So: stay tuned. And stay informed.