Yesterday was the first day of testimony in the lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion bans. Back in March, marysdesk spoke with plaintiff Lauren Hall, one of the five women suing the state.
was overturned, Lauren Hall found out the baby she was carrying had a fatal condition: Her head and skull weren’t properly developing. Texas’ three overlapping bans on abortion forced her to fly to Washington to terminate the unviable pregnancy.
With the Center for Reproductive Rights, she’s now one of five plaintiffs suing the state, so no one else will have to go through what she did.If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next.
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