Before Roe v. Wade, women's reproductive care lived in the shadows. For centuries, midwives and women quietly cared from one another - until the 1800's, when male physicians and morality laws like the Comstock Act of 1873 criminalized birth control, abortion, and even information about them.
In this episode, the Left of Midlife crew trace that history through the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and its successor, Planned Parenthood v. Casey - exploring the people, the politics, and the decades of erosion that thinned those protections to paper.
It's the story of how women's healthcare was taken, reclaimed, and tested again - and what it means to live in a country still debating who controls the most private decisions of all.
