The Supreme Court has heard two cases on transgender women and girl’s ability to participate in school sports after states have issued categorical bans on trans women playing on sports teams that match their gender identity. Madiba Dennie, author of The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back and Deputy ... Show More
Yesterday
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 55s
Jul 16
Bonus Pod: Hannah’s Abortion Story
This week’s special bonus pod features the abortion story of Hannah, a full-spectrum doula, an abortion doula, a childbirth educator, and a social worker. For more information, check out That Aged Well: https://pod.link/1446333312Support the showFollow Us on Social: Twitter: @reP ... Show More
34m 13s
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
Jun 2021
Abortion in America, Stamping out sexual harassment in the workplace, Talking to young people about drugs
Last month the US Supreme Court agreed to consider a major challenge to reproductive rights, saying it will look at the state of Mississippi’s bid to enforce a ban on almost all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Two days later the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbo ... Show More
57m 38s
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
Jun 2025
How Brazilians have safe abortions (regardless of the law)
In our 'Your Body, Whose Choice' series, we've focused a lot on the present and the future of reproductive health in this country. And now we'd like to share a look at the past from our sister show, NPR's Embedded. Their new 3–part series, The Network, follows a Brazilian women w ... Show More
23m 7s
Sep 2021
Roe v. Wade, Girlboss and women of colour, Conscious sex work, Greenham Common banners
In Texas, a law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into force this week. This means that a woman can't have an abortion once a foetal heartbeat is heard, something medical authorities say is misleading. On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court refused a ... Show More
57m 44s
Jun 2022
Going Off About Abortion Rights
We are sharing our thoughts, feelings, and actions regarding the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Thank you for listening, and we're listing some of the links mentioned below: Check your state and local elections HERE and HERE Act Blue National Network of Abortion Funds DemandJustice. ... Show More
31m 22s