DALLAS, TX - MAY 18, 2022: Employees at Birth Choice pregnancy center pray before an altar inside the clinics chapel on May 18, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. They pray every afternoon “for the courts and for the protection of the unborn.”

MCALLEN, TX - APRIL 29, 2022: Krystal, 26, closes her eyes the moment after taking medication to abort her 6-week pregnancy at the Whole Woman’s Health clinic on April 29, 2022 in McAllen, Texas. Texas law allows abortions up to 6-weeks, but that may soon end entirely if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

LAS VEGAS, NV -JULY 12, 2022: Fish carcasses lay sprawled on the distinct dried mud flats at one the shuttered marinas at Lake Mead on July 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The water levels at Lake Mead are at historic lows forcing the closures of all but one marina at the lake.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 2, 2022: Jaimie Hope, 35, sleeps on the sidewalk near a bus stop on Western Avenue only blocks away from where Rep. Karen Bass and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge visited the EC Motel, which has received federal funding to house the homeless on June 2, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Bass and Fudge toured the city’s facilities which received funding for the homeless crisis.

FOREST FALLS, CA -SEPTEMBER 13, 2022: Search and rescue teams remove a child’s bike from a destroyed garage while sifting through mud and debris for the body of an elderly woman off Prospect Drive on September 13, 2022 in Forest Falls, California. According to neighbors, two adults and two children escaped the home, but the mother-in-law and the family dog are missing. Monday’s heavy rain sent a torrent of mud and debris down the San Bernardino Mountains destroying homes and cars along its path.

RIVERSIDE, CA - DECEMBER 29, 2022: Law enforcement officers salute as an Honor Guard carries the body of a fallen Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy at Riverside Community Hospital on December 29, 2022 in Riverside, California. The Jurupa Valley motor officer was killed during a traffic stop.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA - JULY 20, 2022: George and Mary Cruse shortly after finding out the killer of George’s two sisters in 1980 has been arrested on July 20, 2022 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. George’s sisters, Beverly and Debra Cruse, were killed in a Westside apartment in 1980. The killer was found through DNA.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 21, 2022: Community activist Najee Ali comforts Tiffany Flemming, the mother of Blake Anderson, right, during a press conference where Anderson attorneys announced their intent to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the L.A .County Sheriff’s Department for excessive use of force when they violently arrested Anderson October 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anderson was arrested at an Inglewood Hookah bar where he worked as a security guard over the weekend. The incident was captured on a cell phone video and shows sheriff officers slamming Anderson into a building and holding a gun to his head. From the left: Anderson’s girlfriend and son, Leslie Macias and Jasiah Anderson,5, Flemming and Anderson.

RIVERSIDE, CA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2022: A man on a Hoverboard takes advantage of the slight drop in temperatures as the sun sets at Challen Park on September 27, 2022 in Riverside, California. The September heat wave brought triple-digit temps to the Inland Empire as the National Weather Service issued heat warnings for Southern California for the week.

ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 16 2022: Seattle Mariners Julio Rodriguez reacts with Seattle Mariners J.P. Crawford (3) in the dugout after his 2-run home run gives the Mariners a 9-2 lead over the Angels in the ninth inning on August 16, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 5, 2022: Mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass greets supporters after while touring the city on a double-decker bus on June 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 29, 2022: Known for his mind-bending, genre-stomping novels, L.A. based writer Steve Erickson just completed a unique journal titled “American Stutter”on March 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The journal will available the first week of April.

FIREWORKS INJURY: La’Veyah Mosley,12, had been playing outside in her family’s front yard with her two sisters, waving around a sparkler the morning after July 4th. A neighborhood friend handed her a firework he found in the street. She thought it was a smoke bomb. She lit it with her sparkler.The ensuing blast ripped through the air with a blinding flash and crack.The blast came from an illegal M-80 firework, not a smoke bomb.Wounds like La’Veyah’s are more often inflicted in war zones.Last year, about 11,500 people were injured by fireworks in the U.S., and nine people died. Children 15 and younger accounted for 29% of injuries. The body parts most often damaged are hands and fingers.La’Veyah lost all the fingers on her left hand and severely damaged her right hand. Even through all her pain, she comforted her mom: “Mom, I’m OK,” she said.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: With both arms fitted with casts, La’Veyah Mosley, 12, left, watches her twin sister La’Viyah get ready for the local Watts Rams football practice where she use to be a wide receiver before her injury on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned

TORRANCE, CA - AUGUST 8, 2022: Staneisha Matthews holds tight to her daughter La’Veyah Mosley,12, as a physician’s assistant carefully removes a bandage off La’Veyah’s left hand on August 8, 2022 in Torrance, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

TORRANCE, CA - AUGUST 8, 2022: La’Veyah Mosley, 12, of Los Angeles looks at the damage to her left hand during a doctors appointment at Harbor UCLA Medical Center August 8, 2022 in Torrance, California. The morning after July 4, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker, which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 15, 2022: La’Veyah Mosley, 12, middle, shares a laugh with her twin sister La’Niyah and other classmates on the first day of school at Gompers Middle School on l August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 15, 2022: Staneisha Matthews gets emotional after dropping off her twin daughters La’Veyah and La’Niyah Mosley, 12, their first day of school at Gompers Middle School on l August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: With both arms fitted with casts, La’Veyah Mosley, 12, stands in her living room staring down at her injured right hand on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: With both arms fitted with casts, La’Veyah Mosley, 12, left, sits with a friend to watch her twin sister La’Viyah practice for the local Watts Rams football team where she use to be a wide receiver before her injury on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: La’Niyah Mosley,12, left, helps her injured twin sister La’Veyah put charms on her sandals on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -DECEMBER 20, 2022: La’Veyah Mosley, 12, front, and her twin La’Niyah both loose their balance at the same time while ice skating skating at Leimert Park on December 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. La’Veyah’s casts are off now. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -JULY 21, 2022: La’Veyah Mosley’s, 12, stands near the blood stained concrete, left, near the front porch where an M80 firecracker blew up in her hands July 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

End of Roe v Wade: Abortion protections under Roe Vs. Wade were in jeopardy in 2022 with the Supreme Court’s decision looming. States like Arizona and Texas were headed to a complete ban on abortion.Before Roe was overturned, women made appointments for surgical and medical abortions. On June 24, Roe was overturned. Patients were sent away at one Texas clinic. New Mexico and California were preparing for an onslaught of new patients from states that no longer allowed abortions. Federally funded birthing centers tried to help mother’s avoid abortions. “If Roe is overturned, I think we’ll see a lot of unsafe abortions and women dying,” said Dr William Hern of the Boulder Clinic.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - JUNE 23, 2022: A family physician, right, and her resident perform a surgical abortion on a 39-year-old woman who already has four children the day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Center for Reproductive Health clinic on June 23, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico will see an influx of patients from neighboring states which have banned abortion. The doctor does not want to be identified for security reasons.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - JUNE 23, 2022: A family physician and her resident perform an ultrasound on a 25-year-old woman the day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Center for Reproductive Health clinic on June 23, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The woman later had a medication abortion. New Mexico will see an influx of patients from neighboring states which have banned abortion. The doctor does not want to be identified for security reasons.

BOULDER, CO - FEBRUARY 1, 2022: Antiabortion protesters pray in front of Dr Warren Hern’s abortion clinic on February 1, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. Hern has been doing abortions for more than 50 years.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - JUNE 21, 2022: Dr. Lisa Hofler, the clinical vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of New Mexico administers abortion medication to patient Autumn Brown as Brown’s 3-year-old daughter watches nearby at the Center for Reproductive Health on June 21, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Brown has 5 children ages 2-14. She was under the 11 week threshold for a medical abortion.

SAN ANTONIO, TX- JUNE 24, 2022: Hundreds of protesters marched in 100 degree heat against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade near the Federal Court House on June 24, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.

NUEVO PROGRESO, MEXICO - APRIL 30, 2022: Pharmacy workers retrieve the abortion pill off the shelf at El Disco Super Center on April 30, 2022 in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. Women seeking mediation abortions can find the abortion pill at pharmacies in Mexico. But, most these pharmacies only supply one pill, not the two pills given in the United States.

SAN ANTONIO, TX- JUNE 24, 2022: A staff member reacts after just hearing the news that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade shutting down abortion services at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services on June 24, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. The clinic had to turn patients away once the ruling came down.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - JUNE 22, 2022: Tara Shaver, a local antiabortion missionary, kneels at the graves of fetal remains at Baby Land, inside Sandia Memory Gardens cemetery on June 22, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “The term ‘abortion’ has lost all meaning, and this place brings it back,” Shaver said. “We don’t need to shuttle women into New Mexico. We need to meet these women where they are and provide enough support that they don’t need to choose between their child’s life and their own.”