The Midwest is a patchwork of different abortion laws—while some states like Michigan and Minnesota have protected access, others have completely banned care, like Indiana and Missouri. Garnet Henderson, Senior Multiplatform Reporter at Rewire News Group and host and producer of ACCESS: A Podcast About Abortion, sits down to talk with us about abortion acces ... Show More
Aug 11
5 Years On: The Taliban’s Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Trigger warning: This episode references child marriage, maternal death, and suicide.August 15th marks the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Gender-based discrimination is a tenet of the Taliban’s policies, which is being enforced and institutionalized acr ... Show More
35m 45s
Aug 4
Attacks on Our Rights Are Attacks on Democracy
Reproductive rights, LGBTQI+ rights, and democracy cannot be discussed in isolation; fundamentally, they are all about who has the freedom to make choices for themselves, and each one affects the other. Cristina Uribe, Chief of Programs at the Collaborative for Gender + Reproduct ... Show More
43m 40s
Jul 28
Uncertainty is a Given: Litigation Post-Roe
Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case which overturned Roe v. Wade was decided, there’s been an abortion access crisis, an assault on legal precedent for abortion protections, and an opportunity to create a stronger and even more inclusive plan to reproducti ... Show More
46m 29s
May 2022
Why US abortion rights are under attack
It’s about to become much harder to find safe abortion care in America, in a country where some states already make it almost impossible. This week, we make sense of what’s happening and how we got here. Lilah speaks with Rhiannon Hamam, a Texas public defender and host of the po ... Show More
31m 48s
May 2022
FT Weekend: Why US abortion rights are under attack
<p>It’s about to become much harder to find safe abortion care in America, in a country where some states already make it almost impossible. This week, we make sense of what’s happening and how we got here. Lilah speaks with Rhiannon Hamam, a Texas public defender and host of the ... Show More
32m 45s
Mar 2024
Blue State Barriers and the Messy Map of Abortion Access
As blue states try to shore up access to abortion and reproductive care, some are facing a threat they didn’t see coming: Catholic health care mergers. In the first segment, Reveal’s Nina Martin takes us to New Mexico, a blue state that’s been working hard since the U.S. Supreme ... Show More
50m 36s
Jun 2022
The New U.S. Abortion Map
<p>In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, states have rushed to either ban, restrict or protect abortion.</p><p>The different approaches have created a fragmented, patchwork map of America.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/margot-sanger-katz?s ... Show More
24m 10s
Aug 2022
Abortion Bans Have Consequences For Wanted Pregnancies, Too
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, a dozen states have implemented laws banning or severely restricting abortion. Those laws have consequences for wanted pregnancies, too. NPR's Carrie Feibel brings us the story of a woman in Texas whose pregnancy took a sudden turn. Because of the s ... Show More
13m 32s
Jul 2022
The legal limbo of abortion rights
Vox Supreme Court correspondent Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) speaks with Michele Goodwin, a law professor, bioethicist, and leading expert on reproductive health policy, about the future of abortion rights in a world without Roe.
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Policing the Womb by Michele Goodwin
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1h 2m