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The US abortion fight, from the front line

The US abortion fight, from the front line

FromThe Take


The US abortion fight, from the front line

FromThe Take

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s the end of the 50-year chapter known as Roe v Wade – the Supreme Court decision that was the only national legal underpinning for abortion in the country. In this episode, we hear from the front lines of the US abortion fight about why this battle doesn’t end for anyone with one legal ruling and what could be next.

In this episode: 
Dr. Richard Manning, obstetrician-gynecologist
Jessica Williams, lawyer
Jollene Levid (@jollenelevid), labor organizer and founding chairperson of AF3IRM
Kristen Day (@ProLifeDem), Executive Director, Democrats For Life of America
Anar Virji (@anarvirji), field producer for Al Jazeera English
Deb Sica, librarian

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke, with Amy Walters, Ney Alvarez, Ruby Zaman, Negin Owliaei, and Malika Bilal. Special thanks to Amina Waheed and Emily Drabinski. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. This episode was mixed by Cheryl Ottenritter. Our engagement producers are Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou Gad. 

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Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.