The Effort to Punish Women for Having Abortions

<p>Even as the anti-abortion movement celebrates victories at the Supreme Court and in many states across the country, there is debate about where to go next.</p><p>A hard-edge faction is pursuing “abortion abolition,” a move to criminalize abortion from conception, targeting not only the providers but also the women who have the procedure.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/elizabeth-dias?smid=pc-thedaily">Elizabeth Dias</a>, a correspondent covering faith and politics for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Abortion “abolitionists” are looking to gain followers after the decision to overturn Roe,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/us/abortion-abolitionists.html"> unsettling mainstream anti-abortion groups</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>