Since Roe v. Wade and the legalization of abortion in 1973, the pro-life movement has not made it easy for women seeking access to an abortion clinic. An abortion escort is often needed to get past protesters. We’ll hear firsthand what that’s like. Now the battle over a woman’s constitutional right has moved from the streets to red-state legislatures and President Trump is seizing the moment.
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Pro-choice Clinic Escort Photo credit: Lorie Shaull
Credits
Guests:
- Linda Ilsley - California resident reflects on her time an abortion clinic escort in the 1990’s in Milwaukee, WI.
- Anna North - Senior reporter covering gender issues for Vox - @annanorthtweets
- Mary Ziegler - law professor at UC Davis and author of ‘Roe: The History of a National Obsession’ - @FSUCollegeofLaw