Authoritarianism takes many forms - including stripping women of their rights. This summer marked three years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, eradicating the federal constitutional right to abortion and handing states the power to impose extreme restrictions or outright bans. The fallout has been devastating. Women have been hospitalized, dragged into court, and some have died as a direct result of Roe’s reversal. On this week’s Assembly Required, Stacey Abrams is joined by New York Times best-selling author Jessica Valenti to break down the current state of the fight for abortion access, and by Monica Simpson—executive director of the pioneering women of color reproductive justice collective SisterSong—to dig into what’s happening on the frontlines in the South and how reproductive rights are the cornerstone of all other rights.
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