In post-Roe America, pilots take the abortion battle to the skies

The pilot volunteers for the Illinois nonprofit Elevated Access donate their own time, equipment and gas money to ferry people and providers across state lines for abortion care. (Taylor Glascock/For WBEZ)

From 1,800 feet in the air, the pilot of this tiny, four-seater plane points to a stretch of land marked by a smattering of farms and one, arterial road.

“That’s the Wisconsin border,”  he says. “Doesn’t look like much from up here.”