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Abortion continues to be a hot topic in our national conversation, particularly among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls.  We discuss recent abortion news, including new controversial laws in states like Alabama and Georgia, the role of men - especially male state legislators - in the abortion debate, the language of abortion, and Hollywood's response.

References:

• Guidance Reminder on Abortion (NPR, May 2019)

• Alabama's male legislature: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/17/deep-red-alabama-would-more-women-legislature-have-made-difference-heated-abortion-debate/?utm_term=.61aedd284196

• Abortion laws in 2019 (NYT): www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/abortion-laws-states.html

• Biden and the Hyde Amendment:  https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/biden-no-longer-supports-hyde-amendment/index.html

• St. Louis PP clinic: https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/judge-temporarily-protects-access-abortion-planned-parenthoods-st-louis-clinic#stream/0

• Alyssa Milano's #sexstrike: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/05/11/alyssa-milano-calls-sex-strike-protest-anti-abortion-laws/1174983001/

• Disney and Netflix respond to GA abortion law: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-08/trouble-in-y-allywood-no-1-film-state-rattled-by-abortion-law