An Abortion Odyssey | The New York Times Madison Underwood and her fiancé Adam Queen were told that their baby had a severe case of encephalocele and a missing skull at an ultrasound. What went from a surprise but wanted pregnancy became an extreme danger for Madi’s life. Due to the change in abortion laws, Madi and her family had to leave their home in Pikeville, Tennessee to head to Atlanta, Georgia for an abortion to save Madi’s life. The couple poses for a photo in Pikeville, Tennessee July 4, 2022. Homes in Pikeville, Tennessee, population 1,855, July 5, 2022. Madison Underwood and her fiancé Adam Queen hold hands at a local park. Adam’s mom Theresa Davis shares sonogram photos she has saved on her phone July 9, 2022. You can see the lack of skull development in this sonogram but they did not yet know the severity. An American flag painting along a highway outside of Pikeville, Tennessee. Theresa Davis drives her son Adam and soon to be daughter-in-law Madi down Highway 127 outside of Pikeville, Tennessee towards Atlanta at 2:19 am en route for the abortion procedure. The Church of Christ outside of Pikeville, Tennessee. Due to the overturning of Roe and Tennessee abortion laws, Madi and her family had to leave their home in Pikeville, Tennessee to head to Atlanta, Georgia for an abortion to save Madi’s life. They left Pikeville at 2 am to drive 173 miles to the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta, Georgia July 8, 2022. They stopped in Dunlap, Tennessee at a Circle K to grab drinks and snacks for the road trip. They stopped in Dunlap, Tennessee at a Circle K to grab drinks and snacks for the road trip. Adam’s mother Theresa Davis drove and Madi’s parents Jennifer and Joshua Underwood, and brother Jackson followed in their car. Adam vapes in the car as his mother and Madi’s mother discuss a plan for their route to Atlanta. Humidity and dew on the window of a Waffle House as the sun rises in Atlanta July 8, 2022. Adam smokes as they fill up the car with gas, and while Madi’s mom hugs her in Atlanta before breakfast and the appointment where Madi will receive dilation. Before heading to the clinic, both families stopped at a Waffle House nearby as Madi was told she needed a full stomach before the first dilation procedure. Her brother Jackson Underwood sits across from her and fiancé Adam Queen is next to her and her soon to be mother-in-law Theresa Davis sits at the head of the booth, while her parents dine one booth over. Just before going into the clinic, Adam’s mom Theresa Davis held Madi’s hand and told her, “I love you, baby. I got you. Just imagine me in there with you holding your hand. This is not a choice for you,” as Madi cried and protesters gathered on the edge of the parking lot. The couple waits in the parking lot to be told they can go into the clinic for the abortion procedure July 9, 2022. A protester stands at the exit of the Feminist Women’s Health Center amongst signs they brought in Atlanta, Georgia July 8, 2022. At the entrance another man records everyone who enters on his cellphone. Another man chants into a megaphone, “You’re walking up the steps to the gates of hell to kill a baby for the crime of being inconvenient. How do you justify child sacrifice? This is the American holocaust. You’ve come to Satan’s house to pay someone to kill your own child,” and on and on to each person who entered the parking lot. You can hear him at the Atlanta clinic entrance July 8, 2022. Madi fills out paperwork at check-in at the clinic. Madi looks at instructions from the clinic as Adam naps in the hotel bed after Madi received dilation for the procedure that would take place the following morning. Madison Underwood and her fiancé Adam Queen were told that their baby had a severe case of encephalocele and a missing skull at an ultrasound. What went from a surprise but wanted pregnancy became an extreme danger for Madi’s life. Due to the change in abortion laws, Madi and her family had to leave their home in Pikeville, Tennessee to head to Atlanta, Georgia for an abortion to save Madi’s life. The couple poses for a photo in Pikeville, Tennessee July 4, 2022.Homes in Pikeville, Tennessee, population 1,855, July 5, 2022.Madison Underwood and her fiancé Adam Queen hold hands at a local park.Adam’s mom Theresa Davis shares sonogram photos she has saved on her phone July 9, 2022. You can see the lack of skull development in this sonogram but they did not yet know the severity.An American flag painting along a highway outside of Pikeville, Tennessee.Theresa Davis drives her son Adam and soon to be daughter-in-law Madi down Highway 127 outside of Pikeville, Tennessee towards Atlanta at 2:19 am en route for the abortion procedure. The Church of Christ outside of Pikeville, Tennessee.Due to the overturning of Roe and Tennessee abortion laws, Madi and her family had to leave their home in Pikeville, Tennessee to head to Atlanta, Georgia for an abortion to save Madi’s life. They left Pikeville at 2 am to drive 173 miles to the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta, Georgia July 8, 2022. They stopped in Dunlap, Tennessee at a Circle K to grab drinks and snacks for the road trip. They stopped in Dunlap, Tennessee at a Circle K to grab drinks and snacks for the road trip. Adam’s mother Theresa Davis drove and Madi’s parents Jennifer and Joshua Underwood, and brother Jackson followed in their car.Adam vapes in the car as his mother and Madi’s mother discuss a plan for their route to Atlanta.Humidity and dew on the window of a Waffle House as the sun rises in Atlanta July 8, 2022.Adam smokes as they fill up the car with gas, and while Madi’s mom hugs her in Atlanta before breakfast and the appointment where Madi will receive dilation.Before heading to the clinic, both families stopped at a Waffle House nearby as Madi was told she needed a full stomach before the first dilation procedure. Her brother Jackson Underwood sits across from her and fiancé Adam Queen is next to her and her soon to be mother-in-law Theresa Davis sits at the head of the booth, while her parents dine one booth over.Just before going into the clinic, Adam’s mom Theresa Davis held Madi’s hand and told her, “I love you, baby. I got you. Just imagine me in there with you holding your hand. This is not a choice for you,” as Madi cried and protesters gathered on the edge of the parking lot.The couple waits in the parking lot to be told they can go into the clinic for the abortion procedure July 9, 2022. A protester stands at the exit of the Feminist Women’s Health Center amongst signs they brought in Atlanta, Georgia July 8, 2022. At the entrance another man records everyone who enters on his cellphone. Another man chants into a megaphone, “You’re walking up the steps to the gates of hell to kill a baby for the crime of being inconvenient. How do you justify child sacrifice? This is the American holocaust. You’ve come to Satan’s house to pay someone to kill your own child,” and on and on to each person who entered the parking lot. You can hear him at the Atlanta clinic entrance July 8, 2022. Madi fills out paperwork at check-in at the clinic. Madi looks at instructions from the clinic as Adam naps in the hotel bed after Madi received dilation for the procedure that would take place the following morning.