Conservative lawmakers in Idaho and Missouri are trying to advance bills that would make it a felony to help another person leave the state to get an abortion or gender affirming care.

It’s a dangerous escalation in the attacks on reproductive health care, and Jess and Imani are here to walk you through it.

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• What This Anti-Abortion Lawmaker Gets Wrong About Jewish Women and Sex

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