Standard of Fear

Texas’ abortion ban has created a standard of fear, jeopardizing care for pregnant Texans.

The Dallas Morning News set out to document the unintended effects of the Texas abortion ban, speaking with over 100 people in the span of a year— including physicians, advocates, legal experts, and patients. I created a short but expansive collection of videos to spotlight the voices at the center of this issue.

Read the entire interactive here: Standard of Fear

‘I was screaming for help’

Texas abortion laws leave the Ngumezi family shattered. 


Hope Ngumezi and his two children were left to reckon with the death of his wife, Porsha, after she died from  complications of a miscarriage. 

‘They absolutely failed me’

She fled the state to receive care for a non-viable pregnancy. 

Hollie Cunningham was heartbroken to learn her baby would not survive , and terrified to learn there was nothing her doctors could do to help her.