11 episodes
Banned WWNO
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4.8 • 146 Ratings
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A leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggests the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. How did we get here? This is Banned, a new narrative podcast that tells the story of how one Mississippi law could end the right to legal abortions in the United States — and overturn Roe v. Wade. Hosted by journalist Rosemary Westwood, Banned is a production of WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, WRKF Baton Rouge Public Radio and PRX.
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1. A Mississippi Law
EP 1 – A Mississippi Law. In 2018, the governor of Mississippi signs into law the most extreme abortion ban at the time, banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It was a long shot, a law destined to be shot down by federal courts. Because under 50 years of U.S. Supreme Court rulings, Mississippi’s abortion law was clearly unconstitutional. So why bother?
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2. The Pink House
EP 2 – The Pink House. There is only one clinic you can go to in Mississippi to get an abortion. We go inside Jackson Women’s Health Organization, dubbed the Pink House, the clinic suing Mississippi over its 15-week ban. Women drive for hours from across the South to get to the Pink House. So what does it take for women to get an abortion there?
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3. The Providers
EP 3 – The Providers. Abortion access in Mississippi has been hanging on by a thread — actually a clinic — for twenty years. That’s thanks to a very small group of people keeping the doors open at the Pink House. What drives them to work here? And what do they risk?
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4. The Strategists
EP 4 – The Strategists. Abortion rights activists have been warning for years that it’s only a matter of time before the battle over Roe v. Wade is lost. We follow how the 15-week ban moved through the federal courts and arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court with perfect timing, thanks to the persistence of anti-abortion activists, a bit of luck, and the failures of the abortion rights movement.
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5. The Court
EP 5 – The Court. A single footnote set the stage for a showdown over Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C. That showdown begins on the morning of Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C. The day Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban is finally heard in the Supreme Court of the United States. Religion is everywhere – and nowhere – on that historic day at the Supreme Court.
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6. The Loophole
EP 6 – The Loophole. There are three choices before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The most likey? Overturning Roe v. Wade. So what will the country look like? And what happens when you can flout an abortion ban simply by using the mail?
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Customer Reviews
Well executed and informative!
This is a wonderful series that is very well written. The information is factual and relatable. The stories of the women in Mississippi and surrounding states are truly inspiring. The people who are calling this well executed project “biased” are the biased ones because the series includes recordings of conversations with people opposing abortion and they share their thoughts, opinions, and answer questions with their own words. The team for this show simply report on it. Loved this podcast and can’t wait to continue fighting the good fight to allow women to have basic autonomy over their bodies and i will always support a persons right to choose when or if they want to become a parent. 💖
Thank you
I’ve literally been trying to find some comprehensive explanation from start to finish and finally found it here. Thank you for making this.
Clearly agenda-driven
Tries to present itself as being balanced and presenting facts, but the word choices are strategic & not fooling anyone. Just 7 episodes of confirmation-bias. Cherry-picks data, & doesn’t even try to illustrate the complexity of the debate. Just pandering to the current social moment. However, I did appreciate the backgrounds and history. A timely topic.