Air Date: 07-08-2016
Today we take a look at the historic reproductive rights ruling from the Supreme Court that just came down in the Whole Woman’s Health case as well as just a few of the ways that anti-choice activists are continuing their fight to curtail reproductive justice
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Explaining the Whole Woman's Health SCOTUS ruling - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime) - Air Date 6-28-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Good Day - Jukebox the Ghost
Ch. 4: Act 2: Republicans Pushing Fetal Burial Laws - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-17-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Remains - Matt Pond PA
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
Ch. 9: Song 4: Little lies - Fleetwood Mac
Ch. 10: Act 5: Amy Hagstrom Miller (@AmyHM), the plaintiff who won a historic abortion rights case - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 7-2-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let it go - The Neighbourhood
Ch. 12: Act 6: Chelsea Handler Fighting Abortion Shame By Telling Her Story - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-30-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Privacy - Michael Jackson
Ch. 15: Song 7: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 16: Act 8: Why Alito's dissent is just wrong - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime) - Air Date 6-28-16
Voicemails
Ch. 17: Thoughts on Omar Mateen and the effects of toxic masculinity - Ruben from Oakland
Ch. 18: A progressive pastor on the Orlando shooting - Don from Bentonville, Arkansas
Ch. 19: A followup to the discussion of the Orlando shooter being gay - Gabriel from Texas
Ch. 20: Thoughts on how gay people are treated in society - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 21: Final comments on the need to recognize the humanity in those who appear most inhuman
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION
Learn more about the Act for Women Campaign and the Women's Health Protection Act at http://www.actforwomen.org
Download the Act for Women Campaign Tools & Resources
Add your name to the Center for Reproductive Rights' message to Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act to prohibit states from imposing abortion restrictions
Use the hashtag #ActforWomen on social media and tweet at your congressperson to urge them to support the Women's Health Protection Act.
Follow the Center for Reproductive Rights on Twitter @ReproRights
Find out where and how to watch "TRAPPED," the documentary at http://www.trappeddocumentary.com
Written by BOTL Communications director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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