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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    When Anti-abortion Activists Intimidate and Harass

    Donald Trump said Wednesday that women should face legal punishment for getting abortions. He then retracted that statement. However, the inevitable backlash raises an important question: are women already facing certain kinds of punishment for seeking abortions?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 31, 2016 • 1 min read

    Donald Trump said Wednesday that women should face legal punishment for getting abortions. He then retracted that statement. However, the inevitable backlash raises an important question: are women already facing certain kinds of punishment for seeking abortions? A single mother in Mississippi told the investigative news outlet Rewire about threats she and her daughter received after she tried to help her daughter legally obtain an abortion.

    The full episode

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    When Seeking Abortions, Some Women Face Threats
    1. 0:00When Anti-abortion Activists Intimidate and HarassYou’re reading this
    2. 12:13Newly Uncovered Videos Reveal Anti-abortion Activist Tactics
    3. 20:41Web Roundup with Xeni Jardin: When Law Enforcement Unlocks iPhones
    4. 28:302 Professors Face Breast Cancer Together
    5. 44:42Remembering Renowned Architect Zaha Hadid
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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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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      Sharona Coutts

      Rewire

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    When Seeking Abortions, Some Women Face Threats
    1. 0:00When Anti-abortion Activists Intimidate and HarassYou’re reading this
    2. 12:13Newly Uncovered Videos Reveal Anti-abortion Activist Tactics
    3. 20:41Web Roundup with Xeni Jardin: When Law Enforcement Unlocks iPhones
    4. 28:302 Professors Face Breast Cancer Together
    5. 44:42Remembering Renowned Architect Zaha Hadid
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