Episode 518: Kathryn Kolbert & Julie Kay (Vote Her In, Episode 71)
LIVE video #VoteHerIn, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & Rebecca Sive:
Kathryn Kolbert & Julie Kay on saving #ReproductiveFreedom.
"Controlling Women, by distinguished lawyers Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay, is the definitive account of the battle for American women’s reproductive freedom. Roe v. Wade protected abortion rights and Planned Parenthood v. Casey preserved them. Yet, in the subsequent decades, these constitutional rights have been gutted by restrictive state legislation, the appointment of hundreds of anti-abortion judges, and violence against abortion providers. Today, the ultra-conservative majority at the Supreme Court has Americans worried that American women are about to lose their most fundamental reproductive protections. When Roe is toppled, abortion may quickly become a criminal offense in nearly one-third of the United States. At least six states have enacted bans on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy—before many women are even aware they are pregnant. Today, 89% of U.S. counties do not have a single abortion provider, in part due to escalating violence and intimidation aimed at disrupting services.
Authors Kolbert and Kay share the story of one of the most divisive issues in American politics through behind-the-scenes personal narratives of stunning losses, hard-earned victories, and moving accounts of women and health care providers at the heart of nearly five decades of legal battles. At this make-or-break moment for legal abortion in the United States, Kolbert and Kay propose audacious new strategies inspired by medical advances, state-level protections, human rights models, and activists across the globe whose courage and determination are making a difference."
-excerpted from Hachette Books
Links:
- Vote Her In Series
- Julie Kay: Website
- Kathryn Kolbert: Website
Reviews of Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom:
Op eds by the authors:- Slate: "Roe Is Going to Fall. Here’s What to Focus on Next."
- Los Angeles Times: "Why Congress must abolish the most destructive abortion restriction ever passed"
Our End Credits are read by Sonya Daniel.
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Musical credits:
"Are You Listening" from [Elephant Shaped Trees][6] by IMUNURI.
Released February 3, 2018.
Composed by André Pilette, with the help of Adam Garcia, Stephanie Leary, and Dan Wilson.
Lyrics written by Stephanie Leary.
Produced by André Pilette and Stephanie Leary.
Mixed by Brett Ryan Stewart of The Sound Shelter in Nashville, TN.
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper of Turtle Tone Studio in NYC.
Song used with permission by the band.
