"Whatever's your darkest question, you can ask me."

My friend Katie shared this piece from The California Sunday Magazine (a publication I'd never heard of -- have you?). It's about an underground network of people who are working to safely provide (and provide information about) at-home abortions.

I was struck by a lot of things about this piece of reporting. I wondered how the author learned about this story, how she convinced these outside-the-law providers to talk with her, even anonymously. Are they more in danger of being caught and prosecuted for what they're doing now that they've shared this information? Is the author herself getting threats for being in contact with them and writing about this subject at all?

The provision of abortion is contentious. We know this. Providing abortions outside the law seems like it would attract even more potential danger. How do the members of this loose network balance the desire to help more people who need abortion services with the potential increase in danger as more people learn what they're doing?

The point is, I'm interested, I'm curious, and I think this article is beautifully researched and written. Read it.