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774: The Pink House at the Center of the World
Act Six

The Babies 

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Emma Green spends time with Anja Baker, who’s working on preparing Mississippi for the influx of babies it will have to absorb now that abortion is illegal in that state. (9 minutes)

By Emma Green; Produced by Diane Wu

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Miki Meek reports on the situation for pregnant women in Idaho under the state’s new, post-Roe abortion laws, which are some of the most restrictive in the country.
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Act Two: Second Trimester

Doctors say one effect of the new bans is people seeking abortions much later into their second trimesters. Caroline got interested in a girl like that in Oklahoma.
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Act Three: Third Trimester

It’s been nine months since the first group of people who wanted abortions couldn’t get them in their states. How have their lives changed, or not.

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