Press Play with Madeleine Brand
New Details on LA’s Olympic Bid, Privacy and Abortion Rights, and Ashley Madison
Anti-abortion activists are trying to uncover personal details about women who get abortions and the doctors who perform them. This brings up all kinds of privacy concerns, and the fight is playing out in courts around the country. And this morning, Ashley Madison announced the resignation of its CEO Noel Biderman.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenThe LA City Council is meeting today to decide whether Mayor Garcetti should be authorized to sign an agreement with the US Olympic Committee. In preparation for the council meeting, a 200-page “bid book” was made public. It includes budget details—the projected cost is $5.8 billion—and plans for venues and the Olympic Village. City analysts also released their own report, which raises questions about the bid. Then, the fight over abortion rights has taken a new turn. More and more, anti-abortion activists are trying to uncover personal details about women who get abortions and doctors who perform them. Their tactics range from public records requests to dumpster diving outside abortion clinics. And now the fight is playing out in courts around the country. Finally, the infidelity dating site Ashley Madison has been trying to attract women, but close to zero percent of the site’s 37 million users were women.
