Dr. Maya Bass would visit Oklahoma monthly to help provide abortions at a local clinic. Since the state banned abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, she found another way to support patients with limited access to abortions. Hannah Yoon for NPR hide caption
Anti-abortion activists rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 49th annual March for Life rally on January 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The rally activists called on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which it did a few months later on June 24, 2022. Drew Angerer / Getty Images hide caption
The Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022. Tracy Lee for NPR hide caption
Abortion rights supporters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in response to its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption