After the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, and for many years before, Florida served as an abortion access point for many people in the South. But with changing judicial interpretation of “privacy” in the state, access to abortion in Florida has shifted. Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, sits d ... Show More
Jun 2
The DOJ is Targeting Federal Prosecutors Who Enforced the FACE Act
The ability to control your body and when, how, and if you get pregnant and raise children is a fundamental freedom that should be recognized by the law. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, sits down to talk with us about the direct connection between the oppor ... Show More
30m 31s
Mar 2024
Blue State Barriers and the Messy Map of Abortion Access
<p>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.</p>
<p>In the first segment, Reveal’s Nina Martin takes us to New Mexico, a blue state that’s been working hard since the U. ... Show More
50m 36s
May 2025
A New Front Line for Abortion Rights
<p>After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortions in the United States actually went up, in part because of a novel legal strategy that pitted blue states against red states.</p><p>Pam Belluck, who covers health and science for The Times, discusses that strategy and ex ... Show More
25m 21s
Aug 2022
What’s It Like to Be a Red-State Abortion Doctor Post-Roe?
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the precedents set by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which established the right to abortion in the U.S., has created a chaotic legal situation as conservative states rush to ban the procedure. On this week’s show, Vanessa ... Show More
29m 1s
May 2023
Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, "From Back Alley to the Border: Criminal Abortion in California, 1920-1969" (U Nebraska Press, 2020)
In From Back Alley to the Border: Criminal Abortion in California, 1920-1969 (U Nebraska Press, 2020), Alicia Gutierrez-Romine examines the history of criminal abortion in California and the role abortion providers played in exposing and exploiting the faults in California’s anti ... Show More
55m 12s