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Florida and Kentucky become the latest states to pass new restrictive abortion laws

PBS, 15 Apr 2022
Restrictive abortion laws continue to pass in state legislatures across the country. Florida signed a 15-week abortion ban into law on Thursday soon after Kentucky’s new abortion bill was implemented, one that opponents say effectively shuts down all abortion access. Shefali Luthra, a health reporter for The 19th, joins John Yang to learn more.

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