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Dr. Angel Foster

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326 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

the most public-facing person involved with the map.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

I don't travel to or through states with near-total abortion bans or states with gestational duration restrictions.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

I don't drive a car outside of Massachusetts, and I fly into the country.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

When I leave the U.S., I fly back through Canada.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

So this is interesting information that I would never have thought of, but this is advice that came from lawyers.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

It turns out that for, you know, in general, for people who are law-abiding, the time when you have the most contact or the time at which you are at most risk of having contact with law enforcement agencies is when you drive a car.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

Traffic violations, car accidents, witnessing a car accident, anything like that.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

And if you can imagine, I'm outside of Massachusetts.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

It turns out that there's some kind of either subpoena or warrant or something that's been issued against me.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

I get into a car accident.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

Somebody in another state, even a friendly state in New England, runs my name and that pops up.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

And so one of the things that lawyers have advised is that's another way to decrease or minimize risk is just to not put yourself in a place where you're vulnerable for getting pulled over.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

I think the biggest thing for me is that my mom and stepdad live in South Carolina.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

So I'm not able to visit them in person there and have it for over two and a half years.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

And that makes me sad.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

We see each other in other places and we made the decision as a family that this is what we wanted to do.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

And my husband's been really supportive of that.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

But that...

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

I mean, we certainly all think about it and have decided collectively that that risk is worth it because the care that we're providing is so important.

Today in Focus
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

Well, I certainly think there's going to be a sort of multi-pronged attack on medication abortion pills in general and on mifepristone in particular.