Good morning! The presidential race enters its final stretch, a pioneering TV exec invests in women, and a documentary shows the human toll of abortion bans. Go get your Monday!
- Real stories. In 2023, Amanda Zurawski agreed to be the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the state of Texas. The suit was the first of its kind—the first time women in post-Roe America had been the plaintiffs in an abortion case.
The case asked Texas to clarify the medical emergency exemption in its abortion ban, which the plaintiffs said was unclear and put their lives at risk. The Texas Supreme Court declined to compel the state to do so in May of this year. But the story isn't over—in addition to serving as the first plaintiff in the case, Zurawski also agreed to participate in a documentary. The resulting film, Zurawski v Texas, was released this year and has been playing in select theaters over the past several weeks.
