A Post-Roe America, Part 2: The Abortion Providers

<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. </i></p><p> In<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/podcasts/the-daily/roe-v-wade-supreme-court-anti-abortion.html"> Part 1</a> of our two-part series, we spoke to anti-abortion activists about their preparations for a future without Roe v. Wade.</p><p>Today, we talk to people working in abortion clinics about what the potential change could mean for their patients.</p><p>“Everybody’s scared,” said one provider from Oklahoma. “Every single person that walks in our clinic, you can see the fear on their faces.”</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Half of<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/07/us/abortion-access-roe-v-wade.html"> women in the United States could lose access to abortion</a> without Roe v. Wade.</li><li>Here’s how Democrats in Congress are trying to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/us/politics/roe-v-wade-abortion-senate-vote.html"> protect abortion rights</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>