We are so grateful for the entire team that made this book possible. For Cameron Peters, our researcher extraordinaire. For Felice Belman, Rachel Dry, Michael Duffy, Reid Epstein, Ruth Graham, Dana Green, Seth Grossman, and Patricia Mazzei for their insights. For Hilary McClellen, our fact-checker, and Sheelagh McNeill for additional research.
For our wonderful and curious editor, Bryn Clark, and for Megan Lynch and everyone at Flatiron for unending support for two first-time authors, including Marlena Bittner, Malati Chavali, Bob Miller, Jeremy Pink, Mary Retta, Nancy Trypuc, and Emily Walters.
For our agents at CAA, Mollie Glick and David Larabell, who believed in our project long before Roe actually fell.
Special thanks to the leadership of The New York Times, for your commitment to independent journalism and to our work. To the dedicated reporters who have covered this challenging topic over the years. To our inspiring colleagues.
And especially to our families, for your unwavering love.