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The Supreme Court ruling yesterday triggered immediate abortion bans in Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota. But EMW Women’s Surgical Center, a Louisville abortion clinic, is fighting to stay open.

NPR’s Susan Davis speaks with Dr. Christina Francis, board member of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion.

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Minnesota will be one of the states where abortion remains legally protected. But legal doesn’t necessarily mean accessible, advocates warn.

The clinic at the center of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision is Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The last clinic to provide abortions in Mississippi, it lost its fight to preserve abortion rights.

Physicians must treat in line with patients’ wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson about the future of abortion access after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

Robin Marty, operations director of the West Alabama Women’s Center, talks about the patients who just missed their chance to receive abortions in Alabama, where the ban went into effect immediately.

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.

More than a 100 million people in the U.S. are burdened by medical debt. An investigation by NPR and Kaiser Health shows the painful sacrifices many are making to pay their medical and dental bills.

NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.