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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Politics of Abortion

    Abortion is back on the radar of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. With yesterday’s Texas grand jury decision to indict two abortion opponents who targeted Planned Parenthood with an undercover video, abortion is a hot-button issue once more.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jan 27, 2016 • 1 min read

    Abortion is back on the radar of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. With yesterday’s Texas grand jury decision to indict two abortion opponents who targeted Planned Parenthood with an undercover video, abortion is a hot-button issue once more. Senator Bernie Sanders was even asked about reproductive rights at a town hall meeting Monday night. One thing is clear: Abortion politics is not going away any time soon.

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    Iowa's Heartland, Abortion Politics, and Juvenile Sentencing
    1. 0:30Robert Draper on "Iowa's Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail"
    2. 13:22The Politics of AbortionYou’re reading this
    3. 22:51No More Life Sentences or Solitary Confinement for Kids
    4. 33:12Sundance Film Festival Round Two
    5. 43:58Instagram Hoax Turned Performance Art
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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Rebecca Traister

      writer at New York Magazine and The Cut

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Iowa's Heartland, Abortion Politics, and Juvenile Sentencing
    1. 0:30Robert Draper on "Iowa's Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail"
    2. 13:22The Politics of AbortionYou’re reading this
    3. 22:51No More Life Sentences or Solitary Confinement for Kids
    4. 33:12Sundance Film Festival Round Two
    5. 43:58Instagram Hoax Turned Performance Art
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