abortion

Puerto has written about how she got pregnant in 2022 and had no clear way to leave the state for an abortion, especially since she was helping to take care of her ailing mother.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

They added that "all major abortion providers offer counselling and advice on the options available".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Currently in Virginia, abortion is legal through 26 weeks and six days of pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Wade, it was predominantly the daughters of middle- or upper-class families who could arrange and afford a safe illegal abortion.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Puerto focuses on a more common scenario: As documented in “The Turnaway Study,” people who seek and are denied abortions are likely to struggle with poverty, debt, underemployment, and troubles with physical and mental health.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

It also featured an open letter from 53 prominent women — including tennis great Billie Jean King, singer Judy Collins and Steinem — who revealed that they had undergone abortions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

For example, in Missouri — where abortion access is highly restrictive with limited exceptions for medical emergencies— the number of medication abortions has quadrupled since 2023.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Women between 14 and 18 weeks pregnant had previously been able to get surgical abortions at its Cardiff clinic.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Could she check the clinic’s records and see if Bebe Chow’s name appeared in the list of recent abortions?

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng