Even after mexico has criminalized abortion, many women are still turning to this informal system of ulcer pills. The old system, the informal networks, that's all still really important. So sophia goes to the pharmacy and gets this ulcer medication. And the next morn she wakes up, takes the first round of pills and logs on for work from her bedroom.
When the Supreme Court decriminalized abortion with Roe v. Wade, it established the United States as a global leader on abortion rights, decades ahead of many other countries.
Now, with Roe likely to be overturned, we look to Mexico, a country where the playbook for securing legalized abortion could be a model for activists in the United States.
Guest: Natalie Kitroeff, a correspondent covering Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times.
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