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Jan 2024
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The “Pro-Life” Movement with Megan Burba...

Sarah Marshall
About this episode

During what should’ve been Roe v. Wade’s 51st birthday week, Sarah and reproductive health policy reporter Megan Burbank take a look at the movement, decades in the making, to tear down abortion rights in America, starting with the hypocrisy at its root. Is what we know as the pro-life movement a religious effort or a political movement? And how did a veneer of sincere belief conceal a toxic combination of racism and fear of paying taxes? Join us as we take out the trash — and look for the helpers who are cleaning it up.

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Two recent pieces by Megan:

The Brand New Anti-Abortion Law That’s Steeped in an Old Moral Panic
Planned Parenthood awarded $110K after Spokane clinic protests

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