Actual Good News on COVID-19 Abortion Bans

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

The landscape of abortion access is shifting rapidly and it feels something new is happening every day. Which states are trying to use COVID-19 to try and ban abortion? How are the courts responding? It’s almost impossible to keep up. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy do their best to bring us up to speed on the latest developments.

[Photo: An illustrated map showing states where state officials are trying to end abortion.]
Governors and state attorneys general who oppose abortion rights are using the COVID-19 pandemic to suspend abortion care, deeming it nonessential health care that can be delayed. Shutterstock

The landscape of abortion access is shifting rapidly, and it feels something new is happening every day. Which states are trying to use COVID-19 to try and ban abortion? How are the courts responding? It’s almost impossible to keep up. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy do their best to bring us up to speed on the latest developments in Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and the rest of the country.

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