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795: Nine Months Later
Act Two

Second Trimester

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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. (18 minutes)

We recorded the Abortion and Miscarriage hotline with the Nocturnists Podcast.

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