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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    California doctors are traveling to other states to perform abortions

    California has a surplus of abortion doctors. So some are commuting to states where it’s difficult to find an abortion provider, like Texas, Arizona, and Florida.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 21, 2019 • 1 min read

    California has a surplus of abortion doctors. So some are commuting to states where it’s difficult to find an abortion provider, like Texas, Arizona, and Florida. We hear from one doctor who lives in the Bay Area and travels to Arizona to provide abortions.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Soumya Karlamangla

      New York Times reporter covering California

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      Moira

      family medicine physician in the Bay Area and travels to provide abortion work

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Why some California doctors are traveling out of state to perform abortions
    1. 0:00Trump takes aim at UC Berkeley over free speech rights of protestors
    2. 8:43Conservative activist Candace Owens calls for African Americans to leave the Democratic party
    3. 18:18Diamonds are not forever: The diamond market turns to synthetics
    4. 26:08California doctors are traveling to other states to perform abortionsYou’re reading this
    5. 40:25How celery juice became the latest wellness craze
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