Her Body, Their Borders examines how new abortion restrictions and expanding maternal-care deserts are reshaping pregnancy and birth for Latina and immigrant women in the United States. The project focuses on Florida and Texas, two states with large Latino populations and reproductive health laws that are rapidly changing where, when, and whether women can access care. These shifts are unfolding as many Latinas remain uninsured or face barriers tied to language, income, geography, and immigration status.
Through on-the-ground interviews and field recordings, reporting documents how women navigate Florida’s six-week abortion limit and Texas’ near-total abortion ban while also seeking routine pregnancy care. Two episodes examine the gap between laws that promise low-cost coverage and the practical barriers that leave prenatal services limited or inaccessible, particularly for undocumented families.
Bringing together stories from urban and rural towns, border communities, and agricultural regions, this project shows how policy decisions translate into everyday consequences. It centers the voices of Latina women alongside doctors, community advocates, and policymakers to explain what happens when prenatal checkups, emergency obstetric services, or abortion care are hours away or unavailable altogether.
Following individual journeys across county and state lines, this project asks what pregnancy, birth, and survival look like when care disappears.
