![]() ![]() ![]() To explore urban decay, Saslow found an immigrant bus driver in Denver, who repeated her daily prayers and drank calming herbal tea as she drove through a city transformed by rising crime, homelessness and drug addiction. But the searing account from Monica - who passed a fetus with fully formed fingers and toes in her bathtub and then buried it in a park near her home - underscored the pain, trauma and grief that some women experience when they are compelled to self-administer an abortion alone and without access to medical care, fearing that a trip to the emergency room could land them in jail. Our piece about the covert abortion pill network cited the fact that the medication is safe and widely prescribed. Kitchener highlighted those most directly affected by the ruling, sharing their full experiences even when their stories were controversial or uncomfortable. The Post’s coverage of Roe’s fall put people at the core of the issue. Two weeks later, Kitchener returned to Corpus Christi, where she embedded inside one of the country’s largest antiabortion crisis pregnancy centers as its leaders planned for a post- Roe expansion.Ībortion stories often center on laws or court cases. On the day Roe was overturned, Kitchener reported from inside a Houston abortion clinic as the staff digested the news and, through tears, turned women away. That work set the tone for how The Post would report on the issue moving forward, reflecting Kitchener’s deep sourcing within the abortion rights and antiabortion movements. ![]()
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