Elevated Access
A a four-seater plane nicknamed 'Buzz' takes flight from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin as part of a network of volunteer pilots and their aircraft. Taylor Glascock for WBEZ
Elevated Access
A a four-seater plane nicknamed 'Buzz' takes flight from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin as part of a network of volunteer pilots and their aircraft. Taylor Glascock for WBEZ

Abortion bans and restrictions might be the law of the land in some states, but they don’t hold jurisdiction over the sky. Volunteer pilots can fly right through loopholes to get patients seeking abortion care across state lines.

Reset gets the scoop on Illinois nonprofit Elevated Access.

GUESTS: Elly Fishman, freelance journalist and author of Refugee High

Mike, pilot and founder of Elevated Access

Elevated Access
A a four-seater plane nicknamed 'Buzz' takes flight from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin as part of a network of volunteer pilots and their aircraft. Taylor Glascock for WBEZ
Elevated Access
A a four-seater plane nicknamed 'Buzz' takes flight from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin as part of a network of volunteer pilots and their aircraft. Taylor Glascock for WBEZ

Abortion bans and restrictions might be the law of the land in some states, but they don’t hold jurisdiction over the sky. Volunteer pilots can fly right through loopholes to get patients seeking abortion care across state lines.

Reset gets the scoop on Illinois nonprofit Elevated Access.

GUESTS: Elly Fishman, freelance journalist and author of Refugee High

Mike, pilot and founder of Elevated Access