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A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court let stand a Texas law creating a system of vigilante legal enforcement against anyone who participates in an abortion after the point of fetal cardiac activity. In effect, Texas’ law bans abortions after about six weeks, which is long before many women even know they’re pregnant. And soon the court will hear arguments on a Mississippi abortion ban that will give the justices the chance to overturn Roe v. Wade directly. We may be on the precipice of a post-Roe world. (Ezra Klein, 9/21)

We started medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in August of 2020, with classmates scattered all across the world. For some, the educational day ended in the late afternoon; for others, just before dawn. Our cohort of 140 students had imagined embarking on this path toward physicianhood together but, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, we started several time zones apart. (Aomeng Cui and Amir Hassan, 9/21)

The coronavirus pandemic shook mental health in America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Americans are reporting greater depression and anxiety during COVID-19, while a greater share of adults reported unmet mental healthcare needs. Now federal lawmakers, employers and other stakeholders are putting a larger spotlight on mental health in the form of workplace benefits, policy recommendations and training programs. (Dr. Rimel Bera, 9/20)