Why Maryland became a haven for abortion care after Roe’s fall

The state has emerged as an example of how Democratic lawmakers can take proactive steps to bolster abortion access

When the US supreme court upended the federal right to abortion enshrined in Roe v Wade, the immediate task before Democrats seemed simple: keep abortion legal in as many states as possible.

But over a year since Roe's demise, some leaders in the reproductive rights movements worry that Democrats have tunnel vision, focusing their messaging and resources entirely on the legal tug-of-war over abortion bans in the midwest and south.