This week’s primaries; who won, who lost? We read the tea leaves. PLUS: the pro-choicers are working hard—at the polls, at state and federal levels—as a Supreme Court nomination threatens the foundation of the movement. We catch up. With host Kris Welch.
We look at the culture of gendered violence in the US and Bolivia, and hear from feminists working to shift the perceptions about survivors. The recent reports of a woman’s harrowing night with Aziz Ansari has sparked debates around consent and agency. Feminist activists and scholars are pointing out the gaps in understanding of the … Continued
Republican Healthcare Bill Gives Tax Cuts to the Rich by Gutting Safety Net for Poor & Middle Class; By Defunding Planned Parenthood, Republicans Would Reduce Services That Make Abortion Unnecessary; Support Grows for Single-Payer Medicare-for-All Plan Instead of Massive Cuts to Healthcare; Is South Sudan Government Engaged in Ethnic Cleansing, Triggering Africa’s Biggest Refugee Crisis?
Republican Healthcare Bill Gives Tax Cuts to the Rich by Gutting Safety Net for Poor & Middle Class; By Defunding Planned Parenthood, Republicans Would Reduce Services That Make Abortion Unnecessary; Support Grows for Single-Payer Medicare-for-All Plan Instead of Massive Cuts to Healthcare; Is South Sudan Government Engaged in Ethnic Cleansing, Triggering Africa’s Biggest Refugee Crisis?
In recent years, mothers have found themselves in the cross hairs of the legal system, blamed for a wide range of risks to their children and unborn fetuses. Cases have abounded where pregnant women have been committed out of suspicion of behavior that might affect their fetus, or even charged with murder after having a … Continued
We speak with Professor Emerita Marjorie Cohn about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil M. Gorsuch.
Join Nurse Rona and her guests Dr. Lealah Pollock, Amanda Giordano RN, and Guadalupe Rodríguez, for a conversation about family planning, contraception, abortion, and current issues facing Planned Parenthood. How can women get the advice and care they need? Call us with your questions at 1-800-958-9008
Reproductive and women’s health rights are certain to be under attack under a Trump/Pence White House and Republican controlled Congress. As Republicans have come to dominate state houses across the country, California remains a bright spot, but many women still are unable to access the wide range of services that exist. ACCESS Women’s Health Justice … Continued
Right wing campaigns like Donald Trumps are not new and have been occurring throughout Europe. In 2015 Poland elected a right wing government that like Trump campaigned on an anti immigrant and anti feminist agenda as well as an anti- neo- liberalism and anti-globalism agenda. Then on October 3rd thousands of Polish women walked out … Continued
The Supreme Court ruling on abortion this week was good news for reproductive rights activists—for a change! How good is it? We find out. PLUS: Wes “Scoop” Nisker with his new book, ‘You Are not Your Fault’. With host Kris Welch.
