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Fall of Roe
Hosted by Christine Charbonneau · EN
The Fall of Roe Podcast is hosted by a forty- year veteran of the service-provision side of abortion rights. Chris Charbonneau caps her career as Planned Parenthood’s longest serving CEO with her new stint; guiding us through what is happening on the ground to people seeking abortion care as Roe falls. She interviews movement colleagues throughout the Country, and clarifies the implications of the looming (and actual) disaster unfolding in the USA, not from a legal perspective, but explores the human toll.
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State of Roe: Indiana
Oct 13, 202200:11:36Tap to summarizeIf you're a woman, girl, or anyone with a uterus who finds themselves pregnant in Indiana, please know that it is an unsafe state. The Indiana legislature broke speed records in their rush to make abortion illegal or inaccessible. Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageHoosier Abortion FundSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Kentucky
Oct 11, 202200:06:56Tap to summarizeKentucky's legislature put its trigger law into motion almost immediately after the Dobbs decision, despite challenges from the courts. While the supreme court will be taking up arguments against this ruling in November, until then Kentucky is unfortunately an unsafe state.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageKentucky Health Justice NetworkKentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive HealthSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Mississippi
Oct 6, 202200:09:19Tap to summarizeMississippi is both the poorest state in the union and the most unsafe in the country if you need an abortion. Following the fall of Roe, Mississippi no longer has a clinic anywhere within its borders that provides abortions.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageJackson Women's Health OrganizationAbortion Rights - ACLU MississippiSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Florida
Oct 4, 202200:06:30Tap to summarizeThe fall of Roe has led to changes in Florida state law that significantly increase restrictions on abortions, meaning at least 4500 people in the Sunshine State no longer qualify for abortions they need.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageFloridians for Reproductive FreedomSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Georgia
Sep 29, 202200:07:27Tap to summarizeGeorgia has a long history of hostility toward reproductive freedom, with the state legislature having rejected many opportunities to make the state more egalitarian and improve protections for those with uteruses. Almost as soon as Roe fell, the Georgia legislature made an immediate move to pass a six-week abortion ban, a small political majority making life significantly more difficult for a huge part of their constituency. Furthermore, Georgians seeking abortions are confronted by a 24-hour waiting period and, when it is legal for them to abort, the procedures are not insured and the patient must pay out of pocket.With anti-choice Governor Brian Kemp up for reelection in November, those registered to vote in Georgia should make their way to the polls and vote him out if we want to even begin to see progress.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageAbortion Access in GeorgiaSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Alabama
Sep 27, 202200:04:35Tap to summarizeCutting right to the chase, Alabama is an unsafe state. On June 24th of this year, Alabama effectively passed a total ban on abortion, with exceptions only being made to save a patient's life or protect their well-being (both of these being nebulously defined).One saving grace is that the state allows Alabamians to travel out of state to seek an abortion without the risk of facing prosecution. Please check out our list of in- and out-of-state resources below if you need any guidance.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageAbortion FundsYellowhammer FundWest Alabama Women's CenterPlan CAid AccessSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: North Carolina
Sep 22, 202200:06:17Tap to summarizeNorth Carolina is a haven state with Democrat Roy Cooper as its governor and Josh Stein as its attorney general, both of who have been working to protect abortion rights not only for those living in the state but those visiting it as well. However, it may not continue to be a safe state if North Carolinians vote for Republicans in the upcoming November midterms.Post-Dobbs, people seeking abortions have lost four weeks of access due to reduced protections, plus a ban after 20 weeks and six days. There is also an age restriction in place for those not of the age of majority, however there is a judicial bypass route in place that will allow those seeking abortions to evade this restriction.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageCarolina Abortion FundJudicial Bypass Procedure - text 'ABBY' to 844-997-2221Seek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →The Meaning of the Kansas Vote
Sep 8, 202200:12:37Tap to summarizeKansas citizens voting down a referendum to overturn abortion rights in the Sunflower State was a much-needed victory for the pro-choice movement following the fall of Roe. And it's not surprising that the state voted the way it did: despite whatever personal feelings people may have about abortion, most will not vote in a way that negatively affects the rights and freedoms of their friends and neighbors. Recent stories of women being forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term also drive home the cruelty of this Supreme Court decision. The anti-choice movement has truly poked the bear.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageFor information and services, call Planned Parenthood at 1 800 240 7526. If you already have an appointment and are concerned about anything you hear on the news, call your provider. They will have the most up-to-date information in a changing landscape.Kansas Abortion FundSeek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Oregon
Sep 6, 202200:05:34Tap to summarizeOregon is not only a safe state but a haven state as well, having taken several pre-Roe bans off the state books and passed a pro-choice ballot initiative in 1993. Oregon offers public funding and require private insurance coverage for abortions throughout the state. Provided Republicans aren't elected to the state legislature, this should remain the status quo for the foreseeable future. That being said, Oregon's coverage isn't perfect, as there are very few providers east of the Cascades, though there are plans to expand out that way.Governor Kate Brown has announced the West Coast Offense along with Washington and California to ensure that the United States' western seaboard is a blue shield of abortion access. While she won't be able to run for re-election as she's met her term limits, a coalition of pro-choice organizations have endorsed Tina Kotek for election.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepagePro Choice OregonFor information and services, call Planned Parenthood at 1 800 240 75 26Seek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
Transcribe →State of Roe: Massachusetts
Aug 25, 202200:04:43Tap to summarizeThe subject of today's State of Roe has long been a pro-choice state, a position the Commonwealth reaffirmed almost as soon as the Dobbs draft was leaked earlier this year. In 1981, Massachusetts enshrined abortion into its state constitution and codified it into law with its own version of Roe v. Wade. The state also has a set of shield laws that aim to recover damages in case anyone from out of state tries to sue anyone who went to Massachusetts for an abortion.Resources:Fall of Roe HomepageFor information and services, call Planned Parenthood at 1 800 240 75 26Seek abortion resources in nearby States on AbortionFinder.org
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