On Wednesday's The 11th Hour, MS NOW host Ali Velshi devoted his show's regular "Night Light" segment to cheering on pilots who provide women with free plane trips to get abortions. Velshi began the segment by relating that a small plane is flying across the sky, adding: "Inside, there's no light. The plane itself is the light." He recalled that it was the anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade as he elaborated: MS NOW's Ali Velshi Cheers Free Plane Trips to Get Abortions pic.twitter.com/FlZykg5vO2 — Brad Wilmouth (@bradwilmouth) June 26, 2026 Tonight's "Night Light" is the pilot of the plane carrying someone to get the medical care that they couldn't get at home. Today marks four years since the Dobbs decision, the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned abortion rights and reversed nearly 50 years of settled law. The MS NOW host continued: Forty-one states now have abortion bans or restrictions in effect -- 13 of those are total bans, with only very limited exceptions. Studies show that women are twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related deaths in states where abortion care is denied or delayed because of restrictions. That leaves nearly 21 million pregnant women forced to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to get care. He added: "Which brings us to Mike Bonanza, a volunteer pilot who founded Elevated Access. We discovered his story through the journalist Jessica Valenti's excellent Substack called 'Abortion Every Day.'" After noting that Bonanza's name is a pseudonym, Velshi informed viewers that hundreds of pilots have volunteered to transport women seeking abortions as well as people who want "gender-affirming care" in states where there are fewer restrictions: Even before the Dobbs decision, Bonanza had been offering volunteer flights for those who needed help getting to their nearest clinic. But within days of the Dobbs decision, over 500 pilots expressed interest in volunteering to help. The organization now offers completely free flights to those seeking abortion care, as well as gender-affirming care across the United States. He inserted more pro-abortion language as he added: Since Elevated Access began, they have helped over 3,600 passengers fly more than two million miles. For the people who have been told their bodies are not their own, these pilots are the ones who show up -- no fanfare, no press release, just a small plane in the dark and someone in the seat of that small plane on the way to getting the care they need -- the care they should have the right to. Transcript follows: MS NOW's The 11th Hour June 24, 2026 11:57 p.m. Eastern ALI VELSHI: Somewhere tonight, right now, a small plane is crossing the sky in the dark -- a small red light on its right wing -- its left wing tip -- a small green light on its left wing tip. Inside, there's no light. The plane itself is the light. Actually, not the plane -- really, it's just metal. Tonight's "Night Light" is the pilot of the plane carrying someone to get the medical care that they couldn't get at home. Today marks four years since the Dobbs decision, the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned abortion rights and reversed nearly 50 years of settled law. Forty-one states now have abortion bans or restrictions in effect -- 13 of those are total bans, with only very limited exceptions. Studies show that women are twice as likely to die from pregnancy-related deaths in states where abortion care is denied or delayed because of restrictions. That leaves nearly 21 million pregnant women forced to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles to get care. Which brings us to Mike Bonanza, a volunteer pilot who founded Elevated Access. We discovered his story through the journalist Jessica Valenti's excellent Substack called "Abortion Every Day." Bonanza notes in an interview in Men's Health that his name is a pseudonym. He said it's partly for safety reasons, but also to check himself against ever making this work about him. Even before the Dobbs decision, Bonanza had been offering volunteer flights for those who needed help getting to their nearest clinic. But within days of the Dobbs decision, over 500 pilots expressed interest in volunteering to help. The organization now offers completely free flights to those seeking abortion care, as well as gender-affirming care across the United States. They keep a team of lawyers to work around travel bans and help stay on top of constantly changing laws in each state. Since Elevated Access began, they have helped over 3,600 passengers fly more than two million miles. For the people who have been told their bodies are not their own, these pilots are the ones who show up -- no fanfare, no press release, just a small plane in the dark and someone in the seat of that small plane on the way to getting the care they need -- the care they should have the right to.