In this episode we do a deep dive into Roe v. Wade and its significance to women's rights as a whole. With Roe v. Wade in danger of being overturned, abortion rights advocates are working as I type this to insure that women have the right to govern their own body. A couple days after we recorded, Louisiana advanced HB813, a bill which could criminalize abortions from the moment of conception on, thereby giving humans rights to a fertilized egg. Essentially, a fertilized egg has more rights than the woman who houses it. If a bill like this is successful, it could also impact the availability of certain kinds of birth control, and because it is a slippery slope, it could affect the availability of all birth control. Our approach for this episode is our usual, straightforward, unapologetic way. We are pissed and we are concerned. We hope this educates, motivates, and maybe even inspires. Please vote in your LOCAL elections. Local politics are really where the juice is, and your voice is needed! here's the notes and sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/infant_mortality_rates/infant_mortality.htm
MARGARET SANGER
https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=sulr_supra
PAT MCGINNIS
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