An empty exam room at Northland Family Planning in Sterling Heights, Mich. Paulette Parker/Michigan Radio hide caption
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Abortion-rights protesters march on Market Street in San Francisco on June 24, the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which provided a federal right to abortion. Josie Lepe/Josie Lepe/AP hide caption
Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?
Jacquelyn Revere, 35, moved back home at 29 to care for her mother, who had developed Alzheimer's disease. She spent six years as her caregiver and shared her experiences on TikTok, building a large following on her channel, "Mom of My Mom." Lauren Justice for NPR hide caption
On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light
Nicole Daceus, who was recently tested for HPV through the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, speaks with Valentine Cesar (right), a community health worker. Having a culturally competent staff can be key to cutting through health care avoidance and fear, Cesar says. Verónica Zaragovia/ WLRN hide caption
How hospitals in southwest Florida are coping with the surge in patients after Hurricane Ian
David Cave, a recovery coach who is part of an addiction specialty team at Salem Hospital, north of Boston, stands outside the emergency department. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
Call center specialist Michael Colluccio works on a team that answers 988 calls from people whose phones have area codes for the suburban Philadelphia region. If needed, Colluccio also can answer calls from other parts of the state or country, part of a system that makes sure someone is always available to talk. Brett Sholtis/WITF hide caption
At 988 call centers, crisis counselors offer empathy — and juggle limited resources
Surgical instruments used in a kidney transplant in 2016. The agency that oversees organ allocation, the United Network for Organ Sharing, is under scrutiny after a report documented loss and waste of donated organs, often because of problems transporting the organs. Molly Riley/AP hide caption
Transplant agency is criticized for donor organs arriving late, damaged or diseased
Rural communities with struggling hospitals often turn to outside investors willing to take over their health care centers. Some are willing to sell the hospitals for next to nothing to companies that promise to keep them running. MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption
Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up
Only when the caller cannot or will not collaborate on a safety plan and the counselor feels the caller will harm themselves imminently should emergency services be called, according to the hotline's policy. d3sign/Getty Images hide caption
Social media posts warn people not to call 988. Here's what you need to know
Dr. Nicole Scott, the residency program director at Indiana's largest teaching hospital, is worried what the near-total ban on abortion in the state means for her hospital's ability to recruit and retain the best doctors. Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public Media hide caption
Their mentor was attacked. Now young OB-GYNs may leave Indiana
Protestors for and against legal abortions gathered at The University of Michigan on May 14, 2022. Jodi Westrick/Michigan Radio hide caption
People bring bags of drugs into Tapestry Health's office if they suspect the drugs contain xylazine, a sedative that is starting to permeate illegal opioids and cocaine. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous
Dani Marietti's "sterilization shower" in Helena, Montana, features cookies with abortion-rights slogans, such as "My Body, My Choice," written on them in frosting. Ellis Juhlin/Yellowstone Public Radio hide caption
Supporters of a ballot measure to legalize abortion in Michigan gathered on Monday, after submitting hundreds of thousands of signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Joey Cappelletti/AP hide caption
Julie Edwards, a patient advocacy program manager with Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, had a self-managed abortion as a teenager and said they will become more common and can be safe. Rachel Lacovone/WPLN hide caption
Advocates struggle with how much they can help with self-managed abortions
Lee Mitchell had three abortions before Roe v. Wade made it legal. Now she plans to volunteer as a driver and host for women who travel to California from other states where the procedure is banned. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption
As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets
Liz Kirkaldie says her grandson's marijuana use led to his schizophrenia diagnosis. She says she's skeptical the labels will work, "But if it helps even one person? Great." Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption
California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks
California Assembly member Buffy Wicks, a Democrat, speaks on the chamber floor in January 2020. In 2019, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, she told the story of her own abortion. Krishnia Parker/California State Assembly Democratic Caucus hide caption
California lawmakers ramp up efforts to become a sanctuary state for abortion rights
Pews were marked off to encourage social distancing at a funeral home in Temple, Penn., in March of 2021, around the time the Delta variant began to take hold in the United States. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses
The Michigan State Capitol building is seen on Oct. 8, 2020, in Lansing. A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony in the state if the Roe v. Wade decision is overturned. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images hide caption
A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony if Roe falls
Heather wanted to have her two children vaccinated against COVID-19, while her ex-husband did not. In Pennsylvania, decisions about children's health must be made jointly by parents with shared legal custody. Emma Lee/WHYY hide caption
She wanted to vaccinate their kids against COVID. He didn't. A judge had to decide
J.R. Chester, an advocate with the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, says she hopes the state's updated sex education curriculum will lead to more open conversation between parents and kids. Keren Carrión/KERA hide caption