pregnant. shortly afterwards, they inquired with doctor balthrop about an abortion. doctor balthrop told them that the closest abortion was in chicago. that was not a feasible trip for this family. the mother, whose pseudonym is regina in the story, told me that she did not have the funds to get there. i mean, it would be a nine-hour trip each way. they would have to pay for food, gas, a place to stay. the procedure itself and as i found as i reported the story, mississippi does have exceptions for victims of rape, but obtaining a abortion, sorry, obtaining an exception for abortion is very, very difficult. i called three different state agencies to try to inquire about the process for getting a rape exemption and mississippi, and none of them replied to me.