Hey y'all, this is Rhonda, B.A. Parker's mom.

And a week after the Supreme Court reshaped abortion access.

We're meeting people on the ground who are holding out hope for the future.

Plus, we're taking a closer look at the body positivity movement.

Here's the show.

Hey everyone, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, I'm B.A. Parker.

We're going to be honest with you, I am tired.

I am mentally and emotionally exhausted.

All this past week I've been reading and talking and thinking about the women and people

who may seek an abortion in the years to come.

And what the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade will mean for them?

I scroll through headline after headline full of words like, powerless in equality, maternal

mortality, and it's getting pretty grim.

But even as I was scrolling, I also saw and heard things that surprised me and made me

feel a little less demoralized.

All week, our team's been talking to activists and organizers on the ground.

And that one of them said they were giving up.

Let's start with Kathy Torres.

She's an activist in Texas's Rio Grande Valley.

Texas has banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

And in about two months, it's possible the state will ban abortions entirely.

Kathy still has hope.

...