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An indepth look at the legacy of Roe v Wade and ontheground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protectthe right to choose

The pieces started to fall In 2019 when a wave of antiabortion laws went into effect Georgia Ohio Mississippi Louisiana and Kentucky banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy while Missouri banned the procedure at eight weeks Alabama banned all abortions Thediewas cast And on June 24 2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and abortion immediately became illegal in 22 states

No Choicebegins by shininga light on the eerie ways in which life before Roe will be mirrored in life afterThe wealthy and privileged will still have accesslowincome people will suffer disproportionately andpregnancy will be heavily policed Then Andrewstakes us to the states and communities that have been hardesthit by theerosion of abortion rights in this country and tells the stories ofthose who are most at risk from this devastating reversal of settled lawThere is a glimmer of faint hope though

As the battle moves to state legislatures around the country the book profiles the people who are doing groundbreaking inspiring work to ensure safe legal access to this fundamental part of health care