Introduction

“America After Roe,” produced by Carnegie-Knight News21, examines the impacts of the reversal of Roe v. Wade and how the monumental decision has gone beyond abortion bans to more broadly affect health care, culture, policy and people.

About the project

(Produced by Joseph Kual Zakaria/News21)

Stories

‘How sick is sick enough?’ Abortion bans leave providers and patients questioning when care is OK

‘This is a long game’: A year after Roe, abortion access fight moves to blue states like New Mexico
Abortion-rights advocates rally in the Nebraska Capitol rotunda on April 12, 2023, in opposition to the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, which would have banned abortion around six weeks. The bill did not pass, but a 12-week ban is now law. (Photo by Joseph Kual Zakaria/News21)

‘Confusing’ and ‘chilling’: First legislative sessions after Roe produce patchwork of laws on abortion
Ellis Hospital – the only inpatient hospital in all of Schenectady County – would have to abide by ethical and religious directives that prohibit abortions and other care should a merger with St. Peter’s Health Partners become final. (Photo by Morgan Casey/News21)

Catholic hospital mergers threaten access to reproductive care – even in abortion ‘safe havens’

Mexican abortion-pill networks reach across U.S. border to help immigrants without access

‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ face new regulations – but also gain support – after Roe
Shaquira Brooks sits on her bed at Mother’s Hope on June 28, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama, surrounded by notebooks full of homework and exercises. This is her second stay at the facility, where people who are pregnant, who have children or who have recently given birth are treated for substance use. (Photo by Shelby Rae Wills/News21)

‘We are fighting for our lives’: Experts worry criminalization of pregnancy will rise post-Roe
Sandy Harris, left, and Jonnette Paddy, right, with Indigenous Women Rising talk about abortion care and reproductive health with attendees at the “Women Are Sacred” conference on June 27, 2023 in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Noel Lyn Smith/News21)

For Native Americans, the end of Roe turns a difficult situation worse as they navigate access to abortion care

Documentary

‘I don’t want to do this anymore’

Doctors and patients navigate care, criminalization in America after Roe
Produced by Joseph Kual Zakaria

(Video by Joseph Kual Zakaria/News21)

Podcast

The “America After Roe” podcast, produced by Henry Larson and Francesca D’Annunzio, explores the rise of the religious right and the ongoing battle to reshape America in ways that go beyond abortion. Cover art by Emily Mai.

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Part 1: A Movement Divided

The anti-abortion movement’s biggest victory – the end of Roe v. Wade – has exposed fractures in one of America’s largest political coalitions. 

Part 2: Gospel Through Law

A year after the reversal of Roe, a group of Christian lawmakers is working to mold American policy on abortion, LGBTQ issues and more. But its ultimate goal is more ambitious.

Part 3: Christian Nationalism

Christian nationalism has a foothold in conservative politics. But what is it? News21 explains this ideology and its rise in conservative politics.

Videos

Abortion bans put doctors, patients in life-threatening bind

Mexican groups help U.S. activists build abortion-pill networks

Restrictions at Catholic hospitals reduce abortion access

Activists worry maternal mortality will rise amid abortion bans

Post-Roe, North Dakota puts resources into alternatives to abortion

Competing Ohio efforts illustrate political battles around abortion

Birth center closure could stress reproductive care in upstate New York

Abortion access fight moves from red states to blue

Indivisible Mass Coalition fights to hold CPCs accountable

Kristen Strezo takes on anti-abortion centers in Somerville, Mass.

Myrna Maloney Flynn fights for human rights from conception

Teresa Larkin defends Your Options Medical, other CPCs

America After Roe: News21 investigates impacts of Roe's reversal

More stories

People walk by the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on June 27, 2023. Other states are watching Ohio's dueling efforts to make it harder to pass amendments to the state constitution and to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution. (Photo by Mingson Lau/News21)

Ohio special election, proposed constitutional amendment illustrate broader battles on abortion
Anti-abortion advocate Mark Lee Dickson speaks at a Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn meeting at Vineyard Church of Prescott Valley in Arizona on June 11, 2023. (Photo by Mingson Lau/News21)

‘Abortion-free America’: Initiative seeks more ‘sanctuary cities for the unborn’ across U.S.
Saint Gianna & Pietro Molla Maternity Home, seen here on July 6, 2023, is an institution within the North Dakota anti-abortion movement. Located in Warsaw, the facility was originally a convent for nuns and a boarding school. It now serves young pregnant women. (Photo by Trilce Estrada Olvera/News21)

In abortion-restricted North Dakota, lawmakers put resources toward mothers and children
Esther Patterson is with BirthNet, an organization that works to eliminate health inequities for pregnant people. At a rally on June 20, 2023, Patterson called the proposed closure of Burdett Birth Center “a slap in the face to all of our Black and brown birthing families and all of the families that live in rural communities.” (Photo by Morgan Casey/News21)

Birth center closure could stress health care in area dominated by Catholic hospitals

Spotlight on Maternal Mortality

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(Photo by Shelby Rae Wills/News21)

Activists unite to fight maternal mortality post-Roe

Black women are far more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than white women across the U.S. In the South, activists and providers are working to overcome these disparities, which they worry will worsen amid abortion bans. Photo essay by Shelby Rae Wills. Video story by Jada Respress and Peyton Brooks.

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