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The Supreme¹ Court's abortion² decision creates battlegrounds between states

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For those living in states with restrictive abortion laws, crossing state lines is one of the few ways to access the procedure. But some abortion-rights opponents are trying to prevent that.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

The landscape for abortion access looks very different this morning than it did last week. Eleven states have now banned abortions⁴ or severely⁵ limited them after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe⁶. Now there are legal fights brewing⁷ between states with conflicting laws. NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon covers abortion rights policy. Sarah, where do we stand this morning?

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE⁸: Well, this weekend there have been protests around the country and also celebrations in response to this landmark⁹ decision. And already, as you said, roughly a dozen states say they're implementing¹⁰ trigger bans prohibiting abortion. We may see more go into effect in the days to come. And we're expecting legal battles over some of these laws. But bottom line, A, we're already seeing the kind of patchwork¹¹ abortion law landscape that's been predicted for a long time.

MARTINEZ: And you recently visited one of these places where this kind of tension is already playing out. What did you see?

MCCAMMON: Right. I spent some time recently along the Illinois-Missouri border. These are two states with very different political environments. Missouri lawmakers have been passing numerous restrictions¹² on abortion over the years, and it was already very difficult to get an abortion there. So in 2019, Planned Parenthood opened a large clinic in Illinois, just across the state line from the Saint Louis area, and it's already seeing thousands of patients a year and preparing for many more.

(SOUNDBITE OF TYPING ON KEYBOARD)

CAROLYN SHERRELL: This is Carolyn with the Regional Logistics Center.

MCCAMMON: At the Planned Parenthood in Fairview Heights, Ill., there's a room set up with desks and computers and a big monitor in front to help patients struggling to get there. When someone calls in short on funds or needing a hotel room or a ride to the airport, case managers ask a few basic questions about their living situation, income and what they need.

SHERRELL: All right. Good deal. Thank you for that. Give me just a second.

MCCAMMON: This patient says she can pay $150 toward the $470 cost of her abortion. Case manager Carolyn Sherrell gets the rest from a variety of abortion funds around the region, which she tracks on her computer screen.

SHERRELL: So that leaves her with a zero balance. So I did piece it together through, in this case, 1, 2 - 4 funders in 5 minutes. I used...

MCCAMMON: Anti-abortion-rights activists¹³ in Missouri have seen years of legislative¹⁴ and legal victories even as their neighbor Illinois has become a hub for abortion patients.

MARY ELIZABETH COLEMAN: Hey, Katie, do I have just a minute, or are you guys, like, ready to go on?

MCCAMMON: In a suburb outside Saint Louis, Missouri State Representative Mary Elizabeth Coleman is also on the phone, fielding two radio interviews at once from her living room. At 40, Coleman tells me she's been hoping all her life to see the end of Roe v. Wade¹⁵.

COLEMAN: I just think that this is a real success story for the American experiment.

MCCAMMON: Coleman, who's a Republican, sponsored a proposal in Missouri's state legislature this year that would have empowered individuals to sue anyone who helps a Missouri resident get an abortion out of state, a practice she calls, quote, "abortion tourism."

COLEMAN: It's one of those phrases that really describes what I think we're going to be seeing and certainly what we have already started to see, which is states that are really catering¹⁶ to providing abortions to residents of states that have no abortion access. And so there's a direct targeting that's taking place into pro-life states.

MCCAMMON: Coleman's proposal failed to advance, but it may offer a preview of what's ahead. Farah Diaz-Tello is with the abortion rights legal advocacy group If/When/How.

FARAH DIAZ-TELLO: As somebody who believes in the Constitution, who believes in the rule of law, it is somewhat frightening to see states preparing to enforce or not enforce one another's laws.

MCCAMMON: Diaz-Tello sees this moment as a test with major implications for the future of abortion rights and for the country.

MARTINEZ: Sarah, based on your recent reporting from Missouri and Illinois, what do you expect to see as more states enact¹⁷ abortion bans?

MCCAMMON: Well, already, states like Kentucky are trying to make it possible to extradite people who provide abortion pills to Kentuckians - so more fights like that. But we're in the early days here, and we're going to see lots of clashes in the days to come between the states with different policies.

MARTINEZ: Right. NPR's Sarah McCammon, thanks a lot.

MCCAMMON: Thank you.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

5 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

6 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

7 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

10 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

11 patchwork   

n.混杂物；拼缝物

参考例句：

• That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
• She patched new cloth to the old coat,so It'seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上，所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。

12 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

13 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

15 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

16 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

17 enact   

vt.制定(法律)；上演，扮演

参考例句：

• The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
• For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。