How Florida's six-week ban impacts abortion access in North Carolina and across the South

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Due South

How Florida's six-week ban impacts abortion access in North Carolina and across the South

By Jeff Tiberii,

Published May 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT

Guttmacher Institute map of US abortion policies and access after Roe, as of May 1, 2024

Florida鈥檚 six-week abortion ban went into effect last week and ripple effects are anticipated throughout the South. A reporter and a provider talk about what they have seen so far and the impacts that many are bracing for.

Guests

Calla Hales, Executive Director, A Preferred Women's Health Center

Rachel Crumpler, reporter, North Carolina Health 瓜神app

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Jeff joined 瓜神app in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 瓜神app鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 瓜神app as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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