(1 hour podcast)
7/28/2020
With Guests:
- Yamani Hernandez, executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds.
- Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
- Kathaleen Pittman, administrator of Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La., the main plaintiff in June Medical v. Russo.
- Mary Ziegler, Stearns Weaver Miller professor at Florida State University College of Law specializing in the legal history of reproduction, the family, sexuality and the Constitution.
In this Episode:
In June Medical v. Russo, the Supreme Court struck down a challenge to abortion rights in Louisiana, a state in which reproductive health care access is already fraught. The law would have required all doctors performing abortions to obtain hospital admitting privileges. Even though this case has put such challenges to rest, lawmakers in Louisiana have effectively undercut women’s access to reproductive healthcare, causing clinic closures and more. As our guests make clear, Roe is not enough.
Continued: https://msmagazine.com/podcast/june-medical-and-the-future-of-u-s-abortion-rights/