Public Schools In A Maryland County Will Reopen Without Police Officers NPR's Michel Martin talks with Councilman Craig Rice and student Julia Angel about public schools in Montgomery County, Md., opening without police officers for the first time in 19 years.
Director Of Texas Alliance For Life Discusses The State's New Abortion Law NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, about the new Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Ari Shapiro
Attorney Describes Legal Strategies Which Could Counter Restrictive Abortion Laws NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with women's rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert on longstanding efforts to chip away at Roe v. Wade and the strategies abortion rights supporters could use to fight such laws. Karen Zamora
The Supreme Court Heads Toward Reversing Abortion Rights The court's most conservative members upheld the Texas law, but almost as important as the result was how the court reached its decision — without full briefing and arguments before any court. Nina Totenberg
'Fetal Heartbeat' Isn't A Clinical Term — But It's Still Used In Laws On Abortion The Texas abortion law that's gone into effect says a physician can't knowingly perform or induce an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected. But physicians say "fetal heartbeat" is a misnomer. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Texas Abortion Law May Force Women To Seek An Abortion Elsewhere A new law banning abortions after six weeks has gone into effect in Texas. NPR's A Martínez talks to Kathy Kleinfeld, who is with Houston Women's Reproductive Services, about the impact of the ban.
Supreme Court Does Not Block New, Restrictive Abortion Law In Texas The U.S. Supreme Court allowed a Texas law banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect, but said that reproductive rights groups could still bring their challenges at a later time. Sarah McCammon
Supreme Court Upholds New Texas Abortion Law, For Now The Texas law bans all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. That is well before many women even know they are pregnant, and is at odds with the Supreme Court's precedents Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Fails To Get Involved, So Texas Abortion Law Goes Into Effect NPR's A Martínez talks to Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and who is an expert on federal courts, about the law that effectively ends Roe v. Wade in the state.
News Brief: Kabul Post U.S. Departure, Ida Aftermath, Texas Voting Bill The Taliban still have no formal government in Afghanistan. Days after Hurricane Ida, rescue teams have difficulty reaching people. Texas Republicans pass a new bill restricting voting rights. A Martinez