April 6, 2026

Imagine this: a parent admits on a podcast to stockpiling abortion pills for her six-year-old daughter!

Sound implausible? I actually heard that shocking admission on a podcast on the National Public Radio website.

The subject of “1A,” a daily program from WAMU in Washington, DC, was “The State of Abortion Access in 2026” following the overturn of the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2022. The podcast promised a panel discussion of experts.

A jaw-dropping podcast segment on NPR’s WAMU show “1A” — billed as a deep dive into “The State of Abortion Access in 2026” — has sparked outrage after the discussion reportedly veered into talk of a parent stockpiling abortion pills for a six-year-old daughter, while critics say the panel brushed aside empathy for the unborn, glossed over the risks of abortion drugs, and treated pro-life safeguards like waiting periods as obstacles instead of protections. The piece accuses host Jenn White and the program of pushing a one-sided agenda that frames abortion as “care,” ignores concerns about shield laws for abortionists, and shuts out pro-life voices — prompting a furious complaint to NPR’s Public Editor and a broader blast at legacy media for abandoning fairness in the abortion debate.

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