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This is the podcast of Gender Justice. We fight for Gender Equity by dismantling barriers and expanding protections so that all people can thrive regardless of their gender, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
We work for: economic justice, reproductive freedom and justice, freedom from gender based violence, and for trans & LGBQ liberation at work, in public, in school, in healthcare, and more. We are facing a historic opportunity to make real change in Minnesota with the first pro-reproductive freedom state legislature.
Join us - and stand up to fight for our rights.
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SCOTUS Chat: Can states ban emergency abortion care?
Host: Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
Guests: Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director and Rupali Sharma, Deputy Executive Director for Legal Programs at the Lawyering Project
“This case is about our humanity: do we matter?” — Rupali Sharma
Gender Justice legal and policy experts are joined by the Lawyering Project’s Rupali Sharma to discuss the oral arguments in the case Idaho v. United States and Moyle et al., or the “EMTALA” (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) case, which centers on whether or not state abortion bans supersede the federal law mandating that hospital emergency departments receiving federal funding must stabilize a patient whose life or health is at risk.
Rupali Sharma previously worked at the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she successfully litigated challenges to unlawful abortion restrictions in Ireland and the U.S., including Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. She led the Lawyering Project’s amicus brief submitted on behalf of doctors in the EMTALA case.
Audio of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the EMTALA case (transcript provided)
Amicus brief submitted by Rupali Sharma for the Lawyering Project on behalf of Physicians for Reproductive Health in the EMTALA case
The Lawyering Project
In Idaho v. United States, the Supreme Court Must Reckon With the Post-Dobbs Reality It Created I'm an ER Doctor. If the Supreme Court Upends EMTALA, Patients Will Die.
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The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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SCOTUS Chat: The Future of Medication Abortion Access
Host: Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
Guests: Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director and Amanda Allen, Deputy Executive Director for Legal Programs at The Lawyering Project
Gender Justice legal and policy experts and the Lawyering Project’s Deputy Executive Director for Legal Programs Amanda Allen discuss the oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Supreme Court case challenging access to medication abortion in the U.S..
Amanda oversees The Lawyering Project’s Access & Innovation Program, which focuses on expanding access to medication abortion through telehealth and other innovative technologies and she brings her years of advocating for meaningful access to reproductive health services to the conversation. In this episode, she joins Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman and Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade to analyze the oral arguments in the case, review the current landscape of medication abortion access, and look ahead to what the future could bring.
Links:
Audio of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the case (transcript provided)The Lawyering Project
Gender Justice FAQ on the mifepristone lawsuits
The UnRestrict Minnesota Guide to Medication AbortionThe Current Attack on Abortion Pills Will Fail. The Next One Will Be So Much Worse.
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Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here.
The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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Preconceived: Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centers
This episode of The Gender Justice Brief is a recording of the panel of advocates and researchers featured in the film Preconceived, moderated by Gender Justice Executive Director Megan Peterson at its premiere at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2024.
Preconceived tells the stories of Maleeha and Maria, just two of the thousands of people who have been deceived by coercive anti-abortion propaganda mills known as crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). As the film follows these protagonists, it sheds light on the deceptive practices deployed by CPCs, investigates the funding streams that fuel their spread, and raises urgent questions about how to combat disinformation in a post-Dobbs era.
Panelists:
Maleeha Aziz, Texas Equal Access Fund
Jenifer McKenna, Reproductive Health & Freedom Watch
Tara Murtha, Women’s Law Project
Links:
Preconceived home page and trailer
Designed to Deceive: A Study of the Crisis Pregnancy Center Industry in Nine States (a report created with Gender Justice partners in the Alliance: State Advocates for Women’s Rights & Gender Equality, coauthored by panelists Jenifer McKenna and Tara Murtha)
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The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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Another Victory for Abortion Rights in Minnesota
On February 12, 2024, the Minnesota Court of Appeals denied an anti-abortion group’s request to relitigate the historic 2022 Doe v. Minnesota decision ending restrictions on abortion care in the state, bringing us one step closer to the end of litigation.
In this episode, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade and Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman review the case, analyze the latest court decision, discuss how a state Equal Rights Amendment would strengthen the constitutional right to abortion, and anticipate a joyful day in the near future when the case is complete for once and for all.
References and additional resources:
Gender Justice statement on the ruling
Doe v. Minnesota background and case updates
Minnesota abortions are up nearly 40% since Dobbs
What exactly is entailed in the language of the Equal Rights Amendment proposed for 2024? Jess Braverman and Megan Peterson explain on the January 30, 2024 episode of The Gender Justice Brief.
Sign the petition to support the ERA
Register for UnRestrict Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Join us for a day of workshops and lobbying, or come for the rally at 2 pm and help us pack the Capitol rotunda in a visible sign of support!
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Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here.
The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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Gender Equity in Minnesota: 2024 Legislative Agenda Briefing
Panelists: Megan Peterson, Gender Justice Executive Director and Monica Meyer, Gender Justice Political Director
2023 was truly a banner year for gender equity: from passing the Trans Refuge Bill to ending state funding for crisis pregnancy centers and repealing Minnesota’s unconstitutional and harmful abortion restrictions, Gender Justice supporters helped advance some of the most equitable policies in the country.
We know that there is much more work ahead to protect and expand abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more—on this episode of The Gender Justice Brief, we outline our policy agenda to continue making progress towards gender equity.
Key dates:
Monday, February 12: First day of the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session
Tuesday, February 27: Precinct caucuses
Thursday, March 7: UnRestrict Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day
Monday, May 20: End of the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session
Actions you can take:
Attend UnRestrict Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day on March 7
Sign up for legislative text alerts from Gender Justice
Sign the petition to support the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Gender Justice
01:07 Understanding the Role of Gender Justice
02:15 Reflecting on Past Successes
05:28 Looking Ahead: 2024 Legislative Session
07:58 Goals for the Upcoming Session
11:02 Exploring the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment
21:05 Addressing Health Insurance and Accessible Care
27:52 Other Legislative Priorities and Bills
31:30 Important Dates and Ways to Get Involved
35:23 Closing Remarks and Q&A
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Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here.
The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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Exposing Fake Clinics: Minnesota’s “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
Crisis pregnancy centers, or “CPCs,” are anti-abortion organizations that target pregnant people with predatory, deceptive marketing. Their main function is to attract and intercept Black, brown, Indigenous, and low-income people before they access abortion care.
Their goal is ideological, not medical: They want to prevent pregnant people from obtaining abortion services using any means necessary, including by using delay tactics, disinformation, and deception. With nearly a hundred CPCs in Minnesota, they outnumber abortion clinics by about 10:1.
This week Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade and Organizer Jay Belsito talk with our guests, Olivia Crull and Carolyn Handke from the grassroots Minnesota Abortion Action Committee, about the harm that CPCs pose to our community. What can be done to expose them, limit their reach, and stop the deception?
If you have been harmed by a CPC, please reach out to Jay Belsito at jay.belsito@genderjustice.us
Show links:
Minnesota Abortion Action Committee Instagam | Facebook | Twitter
UnRestrict Minnesota and UnRestrict Minnesota Action
Designed to Deceive CPC Study
Attorney General Ellison issues consumer alert about crisis pregnancy centers
Community demands predatory fake abortion clinic out of North Minneapolis
Why did the community protest against a new ‘crisis pregnancy center’ in the Phillips area? | MinnPost
CPC Storytelling Form (MNAAC)
UnRestrict Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day
00:00 Introduction to the Episode
00:09 Meet the Guests: Jay, Caroline, and Olivia
00:15 Understanding Crisis Pregnancy Centers
06:07 Jay's Personal Experience with Crisis Pregnancy Centers
08:42 The Deceptive Tactics of Crisis Pregnancy Centers
09:05 Tell us your story. Contact jay.belsito@genderjustice.us
10:56 The Impact of Crisis Pregnancy Centers on Communities
24:24 The Need for Real Support and Resources for Pregnant People
28:55 Getting Involved in the Fight Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers
32:41 Final Thoughts and Next Episode on Monday 02/12/24
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Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here.
The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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