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Jim Maher talks to St. Croix Valley native and prominent national pro-choice advocate Amy Hagstrom Miller about politics and health care aspects of the abortion issue (4:30). Gayle Knutson talks about the world of choir music with Daryl Timmer, artistic director of the Valley Chamber Chorale (26:00). Plus an update of local news (48:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week's GuestsAmy Hagstrom Miller, Whole Woman's HealthDaryl Timmer, Valley Chamber Chorale Government Links:City of Marine on St. CroixCity of ScandiaMay TownshipWashington CountyMinnesota Dept. of Health PFAS TestingPodcast LinksOctober 14 River Radio with Judge John TunheimShift-Key with Robinson Meyer on EVsEvent LinksLonnie Lovness Library Presentation on Apr. 18Marine on St. Croix Heavy Metal/Shred Day – May 4Gammelgarden Community ConversationsStillwater Bike Donation on Apr. 23Brookside Poetry Event on Apr. 25Business/Organization Links:Marine Community LibraryMarine Mills Folk School
Full episode transcript HERE.When a podisode is THIS IMPORTANT, it gets posted twice. While the Feminist Buzzkills are off this week, we wanted to make sure you still got your dose of obliterating the patriarchy. Send our Dobbs Anniversary Special to your friends, your enemies, and everyone in between — nobody should miss this!WHEW. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE DOBBS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BODILY AUTONOMY IS? Time really flies when you're having ksajfk;lsekljskv!!111!!!!! What has become of our reproductive landscape since the Dobbs decision took a wrecking ball to our rights? What were the major fallouts, what were the unexpected wins and losses, and where is this fight going next? Who better than the Feminist Buzzkills and THREE KICK ASS REPRO CHAMP GUESTS to answer all these questions?!Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, is here to break down this past year of oppression and gives us the inside scoop on what it's like to be an abobo provider right now. Plus, Allison Coffman, executive director of Amplify Georgia Collaborative, unpacks what a post-Roe world looks like, specifically across the South. She delivers marching orders on how YOU can show up for abobo access there and more!AND comedian Phoebe Robinson is here to help us tap into our joy as we fight back. The hilarious LONGTIME FOREVER BEST FRIEND of the pod and Abortion Access Front dishes with the Buzzkills about radical self-care tips, how she fights back against reproductive stigma, and has the tea on the kings of peen. Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu. ATL! LIVE SHOW ALERT! When you're done filling your earholes with the angelic rage-filled voices of the Feminist Buzzkills, go get your TICKETS to our LIVE ATLANTA SHOW on July 20th! You can bring the rage and your Q's, we'll supply the Buzzkillin' and some answers!OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead @LizzWinsteadMoji Alawode-El @MojiLocks SPECIAL GUESTS: Amy Hagstrom Miller TW: @AmyHM TW/IG: @WWHAlliance FB: Whole Womans HealthAllison Coffman IG/TW: @AmplifyGA FB: Amplify GA CollaborativePhoebe Robinson IG/TW: @DopeQueenPheebsGUEST LINKS:Whole Woman's Health Alliance WebsiteDonate to Whole Woman's Health Donate to the Stigma Relief FundAmplify Georgia Collaborative's WebsiteDonate to Keep Our ClinicsPhoebe Robinson's Messy AF Tour DatesTiny Reparations BookEPISODE LINKS:Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now BannedAbortion Bans Drive off Doctors and Close ClinicsStates With Abortion Bans Are Losing a Generation of Ob-GynsEffects on Dobbs on Maternal Health Care Overwhelmingly Negative, Survey ShowsLosing Ballot Issues on Abortion, G.O.P. Now Tries to Keep Them off the BallotU.S. States Take Control of Abortion Debate With Funding FocusMassive Media Fail: Abortion Coverage Ignores Misogyny, Theocracy, and So Much MoreATLANTA TICKETS: Feminist Buzzkills Live TapingEmail your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsMONTHLY VIRTUAL ACTION: Expose Fake Clinics AAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontTwitter ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off!
WHEW. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE DOBBS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BODILY AUTONOMY IS? Time really flies when you're having ksajfk;lsekljskv!!111!!!!! What has become of our reproductive landscape since the Dobbs decision took a wrecking ball to our rights? What were the major fallouts, what were the unexpected wins and losses, and where is this fight going next? Who better than the Feminist Buzzkills and THREE KICK ASS REPRO CHAMP GUESTS to answer all these questions?!Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, is here to break down this past year of oppression and gives us the inside scoop on what it's like to be an abobo provider right now. Plus, Allison Coffman, executive director of Amplify Georgia Collaborative, unpacks what a post-Roe world looks like, specifically across the South. She delivers marching orders on how YOU can show up for abobo access there and more!AND comedian Phoebe Robinson is here to help us tap into our joy as we fight back. The hilarious LONGTIME FOREVER BEST FRIEND of the pod and Abortion Access Front dishes with the Buzzkills about radical self-care tips, how she fights back against reproductive stigma, and has the tea on the kings of peen. Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu. ATL! LIVE SHOW ALERT! When you're done filling your earholes with the angelic rage-filled voices of the Feminist Buzzkills, go get your TICKETS to our LIVE ATLANTA SHOW on July 20th! You can bring the rage and your Q's, we'll supply the Buzzkillin' and some answers!OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.GUEST LINKS:Whole Woman's Health Alliance WebsiteDonate to Whole Woman's Health Donate to the Stigma Relief FundAmplify Georgia Collaborative's WebsiteDonate to Keep Our ClinicsPhoebe Robinson's Messy AF Tour Dateshttps://www.tinyreparations.com/EPISODE LINKS:Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now BannedAbortion Bans Drive off Doctors and Close ClinicsStates With Abortion Bans Are Losing a Generation of Ob-GynsEffects on Dobbs on Maternal Health Care Overwhelmingly Negative, Survey ShowsLosing Ballot Issues on Abortion, G.O.P. Now Tries to Keep Them off the BallotU.S. States Take Control of Aborti
Full episode transcript HERE.WHEW. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE DOBBS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BODILY AUTONOMY IS? Time really flies when you're having ksajfk;lsekljskv!!111!!!!! What has become of our reproductive landscape since the Dobbs decision took a wrecking ball to our rights? What were the major fallouts, what were the unexpected wins and losses, and where is this fight going next? Who better than the Feminist Buzzkills and THREE KICK ASS REPRO CHAMP GUESTS to answer all these questions?!Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, is here to break down this past year of oppression and gives us the inside scoop on what it's like to be an abobo provider right now. Plus, Allison Coffman, executive director of Amplify Georgia Collaborative, unpacks what a post-Roe world looks like, specifically across the South. She delivers marching orders on how YOU can show up for abobo access there and more!AND comedian Phoebe Robinson is here to help us tap into our joy as we fight back. The hilarious LONGTIME FOREVER BEST FRIEND of the pod and Abortion Access Front dishes with the Buzzkills about radical self-care tips, how she fights back against reproductive stigma, and has the tea on the kings of peen. Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu. ATL! LIVE SHOW ALERT! When you're done filling your earholes with the angelic rage-filled voices of the Feminist Buzzkills, go get your TICKETS to our LIVE ATLANTA SHOW on July 20th! You can bring the rage and your Q's, we'll supply the Buzzkillin' and some answers!OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead @LizzWinsteadMoji Alawode-El @MojiLocks SPECIAL GUESTS: Amy Hagstrom Miller TW: @AmyHM TW/IG: @WWHAlliance FB: Whole Womans HealthAllison Coffman IG/TW: @AmplifyGA FB: Amplify GA CollaborativePhoebe Robinson IG/TW: @DopeQueenPheebsGUEST LINKS:Whole Woman's Health Alliance WebsiteDonate to Whole Woman's Health Donate to the Stigma Relief FundAmplify Georgia Collaborative's WebsiteDonate to Keep Our ClinicsPhoebe Robinson's Messy AF Tour DatesTiny Reparations BookEPISODE LINKS:Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now BannedAbortion Bans Drive off Doctors and Close ClinicsStates With Abortion Bans Are Losing a Generation of Ob-GynsEffects on Dobbs on Maternal Health Care Overwhelmingly Negative, Survey ShowsLosing Ballot Issues on Abortion, G.O.P. Now Tries to Keep Them off the BallotU.S. States Take Control of Abortion Debate With Funding FocusMassive Media Fail: Abortion Coverage Ignores Misogyny, Theocracy, and So Much MoreATLANTA TICKETS: Feminist Buzzkills Live TapingEmail your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsMONTHLY VIRTUAL ACTION: Expose Fake Clinics AAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontTwitter ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!FIND AN ABORTION PROVIDER NEAR YOU HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off!
The end of federal protection for abortion rights has led to a patchwork of state and local laws banning and even criminalizing healthcare choices that women continue to make every day. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, visits Will and Siva's class to discuss the implications of these developments for her work, as she combats a culture of shame and stigma around abortion. She says it's time to look for change beyond the judiciary — and to get men caring about reproductive justice.Additional InformationDemocracy in Danger PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group
The end of federal protection for abortion rights has led to a patchwork of state and local laws banning and even criminalizing healthcare choices that women continue to make every day. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, visits Will and Siva's class to discuss the implications of these developments for her work, as she combats a culture of shame and stigma around abortion. She says it's time to look for change beyond the judiciary — and to get men caring about reproductive justice.
Amy Hagstrom Miller, with Whole Woman's Health Alliance, tells us about the devastation to abortion access wrought by the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. We hear jazz singer Tahira Clayton perform freethinking composer Jerome Kern's song "I'm Old Fashioned," and we cover many local, national and international stories about religion and government.
Hysteria host Erin Ryan joins the pod to discuss the political fight to restore abortion access in America, and how Democrats should confront the activist Supreme Court. Then later, Amy Hagstrom Miller from Whole Woman's Health talks about how abortion providers will continue to serve patients among a challenging patchwork of state laws.
The Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed the federal right to an abortion. The decision will undo decades of legal precedent for women's health care rights in the United States. Katie Benner, Melissa Murray, Joyce Vance, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Marc Hearron, Jennifer Palmieri, Tim Miller, and Michael Beschloss join.
According to a leaked draft opinion obtained by Politico, the Supreme Court has privately voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision from 49 years ago. Philip Rucker, Barbara McQuade, Melissa Murray, Ari Melber, Alexis McGill Johnson, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Rep. Barbara Lee, A.B. Stoddard and Matthew Dowd.
This week's Abortion Access Front's Feminist Buzzkills Pod's spotlight is on abobo supershero, Amy Hagstrom Miller. The CEO & founder of Whole Woman's Health Alliance is here to drop her knowledge on all things Texas, including what this hellish 6-week ban dystopia has been looking like for pregnant folx & providers during the 6 months it has been in effect, + she updates the Buzzkills on her lawsuit against Texas' grotesque abortion bounty hunter law. To top all that off, she shares some exciting news for people with uteri in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul! Then, in “honor” of Women's History Month, the Buzzkills will host an “author” who's written a book on women in history who achieved great things all while on their periods. We have questions… And of course, they'll cover the latest news from the well-traveled intersections of reproductive rights and misogyny. It looks like anti- abortion politicians have created their own March Madness, with Oklahoma, Idaho, & Missouri seeded high in the brackets. Never fear, you Buzzkills are here to break it down, ‘cause you know us, when BS is poppin', we pop off! Follow @AbortionFront on all socials – we'll keep you one step ahead of the garbage womb raiders trying to seize your bodily autonomy. HOSTS: Lizz Winstead @LizzWinstead Moji Alawode-El @MojiLocks Marie Khan @MjKhan SPECIAL GUEST: Amy Hagstrom Miller – @AmyHM (Twitter) / @AmyHagstromMiller (Instagram) SPECIAL GUEST LINKS: Whole Woman's Health Alliance / @WWHAlliance Donate to Whole Woman's Health Alliance FOLLOW US: Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast Instagram ~ @AbortionFront Twitter ~ @AbortionFront TikTok ~ AbortionAF Facebook ~ @AbortionFront YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront DONATE HERE! VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE! ADOPT-A-CLINIC + WISHLIST HERE! HYPOCRITES UNMASKED HERE! EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE! See you next week! FBK Live on YouTube ~ Thursdays at 4PM ET FBK Pod ~ Sundays at 9AM ET When BS is poppin', we pop off!
Guests:Hillary Schneller, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive RightsDr. DeShawn Taylor, founder and owner of Desert Star Family PlanningAnd: Kelsey Ryland, Elizabeth Nash, Amber Gavin, Jessy Rosales, Kimberly McGuire, Jeryl Hayes, Josie Pinto, Julie Jenkins, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Jacqueline Ayers, Kathaleen Pittman, Tammi Kromenaker, Karli Vanzile, Erin Grant, Amanda Hambrick AshcraftResources:Abortion Care Network: Communities Need ClinicsSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!
Guests: Sen. Tim Kaine, Donell Harvin, Rosalind Helderman, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Melissa MurrayTonight: With a slow motion coup in progress, and the last coup investigation ongoing, why tomorrow's vote in Virginia is anything but normal. Then, blockbuster reporting from the Washington Post on before, during and after the Capitol attack. Plus, the Texas law establishing a bounty to stop abortions gets a hearing in the Supreme Court. And as Joe Biden heads to Glasgow, why there's a case for real optimism at the U.N. climate talks.
Tonight's guests are Senator Bernie Sanders, Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Women's Health, and Timothy Snyder, author of "On Tyranny."
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson kick off a new season in discussion with Amy Hagstrom Miller, St, Croix Valley native and founder of Whole Woman's Health and a strong advocate for abortion rights who has been in the media spotlight after the recent enactment of legislation in Texas that effectively curtailed abortions in that state (6:30); and Ginger Porcella, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Franconia Sculpture Park on new and upcoming activities at this St. Croix Valley institution (35:30). Also featured is a roundup of local news (30:00). The show also marks the debut of our new theme music, "Turn the Radio On" by the Suburbs – music and lyrics by Chan Poling. Thanks Chan!Matt Quast is Teachnical Director.SHOW LINKSAmy Hagstrom Miller, Whole Woman's Healthhttps://www.wholewomanshealth.comGinger Shulick Porcellahttps://www.franconia.orgThe Suburbshttps://thesuburbsband.comGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. Croix – 651-433-3636https://www.marineonstcroix.orgCity of Scandia – 651-433-3374https://www.cityofscandia.comMay Township:https://www.townofmay.orgClerk Treasurer Linda Tibbetts – 651-439-1706 / or linda@townofmay.orgWashington County https://www.co.washington.mn.us/Podcast LinksPolitical Gabfest (Emily Bazelon on Texas abortion case) – Sep. 2https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2021/09/texas-abortion-banPolitical Gabfest (more Emily on abortion cases and legal possibilities) – Sep. 23https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2021/09/two-democrats-threaten-biden-agendaBusiness/Organization Links:Marine Community Libraryhttps://marinecommunitylibrary.orgMarine Village Schoolhttps://www.marinevillageschool.orgMarine Mills Folk Schoolhttps://marinemillsfolkschool.orgCarnelian Marine Watershed Districthttps://www.cmscwd.orgBig River Farms volunteer eventhttps://thefoodgroupmn.volunteerhub.com/event/44a97035-38cf-4288-ab8f-a25e2ebfef8bYour Home Café in Scandiahttps://www.facebook.com/yourhomecafescandia
On September 1st, 2021, Texas effectively banned abortion in the state. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health and Whole Woman's Health Alliance, sits down to talk to us about the tremendous stress that Texas's new legislation has already had on patients, abortion providers, clinic staff, and abortion funds. Texas's SB8 outlaws abortion care after six weeks of pregnancy—far before many people even know they are pregnant and before many people can even receive an abortion appointment due to the pre-existing restrictive laws in Texas. Because they are so blatantly unconstitutional, six-week abortion bans have been knocked down in twelve states before Texas. The statute also empowers Texas residents to become pseudo-vigilantes, reporting anyone who “aids and abets” someone in accessing an abortion. The Supreme Court allowed the law to be enforced on September 2nd. For more detailed information on the Texas law, check out our past podcast episode here. This new ruling will force patients to drive out-of-state to receive basic abortion care, putting a burden on the healthcare infrastructure of neighboring states like New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The law also puts an enormous emotional weight on the staff of clinics like Whole Woman's Health, who are being forced to tell patients that they cannot receive the abortion care that they need. LinksWhole Woman's Health on TwitterWhole Woman's Health on FacebookWhole Woman's Health Alliance on TwitterWhole Woman's Health Alliance on FacebookAmy Hagstom Miller on TwitterWhy Texas's New Abortion Law and the Upcoming SCOTUS Case are Stressing Us Out PodcastTake Action ItemsFirstly, follow Whole Woman's Health on Twitter and Facebook and Whole Woman's Health Alliance on Twitter and Facebook here.Continue having open, honest, and, positive conversations about safe and legal abortion access. If you can, donate to people doing work on the front lines in Texas, including Whole Woman's Health and Whole Woman's Health alliance. You can find a list of Texas abortion funds here and Keep Our Clinics here. Support the show (https://www.reprosfightback.com/take-action#donate)
On this week's episode of ‘The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross:' A Texas judge handed a narrow legal victory to abortion rights advocates by temporarily blocking an anti-abortion group from enforcing the restrictive law against Planned Parenthood. President and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, Amy Hagstrom Miller, joins Tiffany to discuss what this means for women and future abortion cases. It's been almost a week since Hurricane Ida struck southern Louisiana and nearly 600,000 customers are still without power. Also, 7.5 million people will lose their financial lifeline as enhanced federal unemployment benefits are set to expire, just as August's unemployment rate slightly drops. All this and so much more on this week's episode of ‘The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross.'
In the wake of the shocking Supreme Court move that has allowed Texas to effectively ban abortion, cohost Joe Hagan conducts back to back interviews with Amy Hagstrom Miller, of Whole Women's Health, which operates abortion clinics in Texas, and Wendy Davis, a veteran of Texas politics and founder of Deeds Not Words, a nonprofit committed to gender equality. Addressing the law and its ramifications for women (and especially women of color), Miller and Davis bring front line news and historical context to this demoralizing moment in the years-long battle for women's reproductive rights. They also consider the political fallout and offer ideas for a path forward in what is sure to be a long and rocky road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tonight's guests are Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health; Anna Rupani, co-executive director of Fund Texas Choice; and Jaclyn Hotard, president of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Ritchie Torres, TX State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former Obama Health Policy Director Dr. Kavita Patel, Whole Woman's Health Alliance president Amy Hagstrom Miller, Abortion Access Front founder & CCO Lizz Winstead, “Shots at the Shop” director Dr. Stephen Thomas, Rev. Dr. William Barber, NewYorker.com executive news editor David Rohde, The Washington Post reporter Anne Gearan, editor-at-large of The 19th* Errin Haines, NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins, and NBC correspondents Janessa Webb and Kathy Park.
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by two independent abortion providers, Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Women's Health and Tammi Kromenaker of Red River Women's Clinic, to share their reactions to two huge pieces of news in reproductive rights and health this week: the Supreme Court’s Dobbs grant, and SB8 in Texas. Then, Ian Milhiser of Vox and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island join Dahlia to discuss the courts and democracy, and why Clarence Thomas may be the most consequential justice for a generation. In our Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern joins Dahlia to discuss why the justices feel emboldened to take up such blockbuster cases for next term. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Political Gabfest—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Amicus. Sign up now at slate.com/amicusplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Sara Burningham. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by two independent abortion providers, Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Women's Health and Tammi Kromenaker of Red River Women's Clinic, to share their reactions to two huge pieces of news in reproductive rights and health this week: the Supreme Court’s Dobbs grant, and SB8 in Texas. Then, Ian Milhiser of Vox and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island join Dahlia to discuss the courts and democracy, and why Clarence Thomas may be the most consequential justice for a generation. In our Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern joins Dahlia to discuss why the justices feel emboldened to take up such blockbuster cases for next term. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Political Gabfest—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Amicus. Sign up now at slate.com/amicusplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Sara Burningham. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2013, Texas implemented a slew of laws targeting abortion providers, shuttering over half of the state’s 40-some clinics overnight. The founder, CEO, and president of one such clinic, Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman’s Health, felt she had no option other than to sue the state to protect Texans’ right to choose. Still, as the now-landmark case Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt wound its way through the federal court system, she was commonly asked the question: “Are you ready to risk the abortion rights of the whole country?” Bringing a case to the Supreme Court can lead to a Roe v. Wade-level decision — expanding rights for the entire nation — or the opposite. Nine years later, and with three reproductive rights cases currently in the federal court system, Hagstrom Miller finds herself in a situation with similarly high stakes. Though the Supreme Court said access to safe, legal abortions was a constitutional right 48 years ago, the anti-choice movement has steadily chipped away at the protections enshrined in Roe through restrictions and bans. The October SCOTUS confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who is publicly anti-choice, was another blow to the reproductive rights movement, advocates said at the time. Says Hagstrom Miller, “You have to ask, ‘What advancements or rollbacks could happen?’” if the court rules one way or the other. But while bringing cases to SCOTUS was one of the only ways to protect national access under President Trump and a Republican-dominated Congress, a lot has changed in just three months. With the inauguration of President Joe Biden in the bag, pro-choice groups are gearing up to not just preserve the status quo, but expand abortion access — and rights — nationwide. “We’ve long known that the promise of Roe v. Wade was never real for working families in America,” Kelsey Ryland, co-director of All* Above All, a reproductive justice policy and strategy organization, tells Bustle. That’s why, she adds, now’s the time to “re-imagine” what Roe can do for people. “The courts are one piece of protecting access to abortion care, but they’re not our saving grace.” Below, four reproductive rights advocates explain what their biggest priorities are for the next four years. A major first step to expanding reproductive health care access in the United States independent of the court system would be repealing the Hyde Amendment, the annual budget bill rider that bars federal funds from paying for abortions. Under Hyde, people enrolled in Medicaid can’t use that health insurance for terminating a pregnancy, except in limited cases. This budget detail keeps the poorest Americans from receiving the same health care that their wealthier, privately insured peers have. Without insurance coverage, a first-trimester abortion costs about $500 in the United States just for the procedure; many clinics charge up to $250 in additional fees. The Biden administration has pledged to remove abortion coverage bans like Hyde from the budget, and a slim Democratic majority in both the House and Senate mean that it’s possible. But Ryland stresses that Hyde is just one piece of the puzzle. Earlier this month, All* Above All released a policy proposal that would holistically address how economic marginalization keeps people from getting comprehensive reproductive care. In addition to ending Hyde, the proposal points to raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, ending tipped wages, protecting essential workers from deportation, and including low-wage workers in economic recovery efforts as actions the Biden-Harris administration can take in their first 100 days. “We have a great opportunity with the new administration and we’re really calling on the Biden-Harris administration to build back bolder,” Ryland says. “This is what we mean when we say that Roe was never enough. People need comprehensive and bold solutions to thrive and get the care they need.” Yamani Hernandez, the executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds, echoes the need for Hyde repeal, but adds that there are many more costs that go into terminating a pregnancy. That’s why Hernandez’s organization has focused their past year on implementing a process to pool together funds, in preparation for whatever changes SCOTUS’s conservative supermajority might bring. Abortion funds help people afford both the procedure and associated expenses, like lodging, gas money, or child care. Hernandez explains that most funds aren’t able to pay for the full cost of an abortion for every person who calls. Generally, they’ll make a pledge of a certain dollar amount, and then refer the patient to other funds that might be able to help contribute the rest, so that the patient effectively crowdfunds their abortion. “We want to close that gap so people don’t have to call around to five different funds to get $50 here, $200 there,” says Hernandez. “On average, an abortion fund is able to fund about 1 in 4 people who call. We want to raise enough money to make those budgets higher.” The fund pooling program is now being piloted in certain regions of the country. The patient gets matched with a full-time staff case manager who will follow them throughout the process, taking the work of calling different funds off their plates. The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority undertook its first decision on abortion access in early January, when it approved a Trump administration request to reinstate restrictions on medication abortion that had been temporarily lifted because of the pandemic. Now, patients have to pick up mifepristone in-person (even though you take it at home), rather than have it mailed to them. Decisions like these explain why Kirsten Moore, the director of the Expanding Medication Abortion Access (EMAA) Project, has always focused on swaying Food & Drug Administration (FDA) policy, rather than trying to make change through legislation. Ultimately, it comes down to one FDA program, called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), that regulates high-risk drugs like chemo medication to ensure they’re used safely. Mifepristone, however, is safer to take than a Tylenol, and unlike chemo drugs, is taken at home. “The Biden-Harris administration needs to speak up early and indicate their concern with the Supreme Court decision … [and] encourage the FDA to undertake a full review of the REMS,” Moore says. She hopes that without fear of pushback from the Trump administration about mifepristone’s regulations, the FDA will be ready to re-evaluate how patients can get this medication. Another crucial way to work around the Supreme Court? Change hearts and minds on the ground. “If we could have a shift in Texas like what has happened in Georgia, we could stop these laws from getting into the court system altogether,” says Hagstrom Miller. “It’s a lot cheaper to block a law from being passed in the first place than to block a law from going into effect [...] and that would be more powerful and more long-standing than any given court case.” Rachel Rebouché, the associate dean of research and James E. Beasley Professor of Law at Temple University, adds that the pandemic has changed how people have become accustomed to seeking out care. “Virtual clinics, online pharmacies, patients having medication abortion mailed to them — this all is about to become even more important now” that the FDA restrictions on mailing medication abortion pills are back in place, but the pandemic continues on. Rebouché is optimistic that no matter what policy changes get made, patients and providers will step in to fill the gaps. “There will become abortion markets that try to meet the needs of abortion deserts. That will have costs. People will travel. Self-managed abortion will jump and there will be consequences. But there will also likely be [financial] incentives to build out ways to support these markets, and I do think that’s where people are looking right now,” she says. “If you can’t rely on the Supreme Court and the Constitution for protection, then state regulations, federal actions, informal networks, and service infrastructure has to be the way to go.”
This episode features Amy Hagstrom Miller, Founder, CEO, and President of Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, one of the nation’s leading independent abortion providers. Amy shares her work eradicating stigma, boosting self-esteem, and examining identity through abortion care. Then we dig into a provocative reflection on words from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he can teach us about abortion advocacy today. FOLLOW US on social media: IG @wearejusttx FB @wearejusttx Twitter @wearejusttx https://justtx.org/ This podcast is a production of Just Texas - a project of the Texas Freedom Network. Hosted by: Sonja Miller Rev. Erika Forbes Rev. Angela Williams Produced by Jules Mandel Edited by Aria Levanti Music by Brandon Torio Album Art by Reba Balint --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/attheedgeofthelege/message
What does it take to build abortion clinics in America? Whole Woman’s Health founder Amy Hagstrom Miller shares the lengths providers have to go to create and sustain safe clinic spaces. Plus, the story of how she took one of the biggest, baddest anti-abortion laws to the Supreme Court. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What does it take to build abortion clinics in America? Whole Woman’s Health founder Amy Hagstrom Miller shares the lengths providers have to go to create and sustain safe clinic spaces. Plus, the story of how she took one of the biggest, baddest anti-abortion laws to the Supreme Court. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lizz and Julie rundown the onslaught of attacks this week. Starting off with this week in Patriarchy which is... the Catholic Church. Let's stop calling him the 'cool Pope' shall we? The main feature of this episode is an interview with the amazing Marva Sadler, Director of Clerical Support at Whole Women's Health Alliance. She gives us the inside scoop on the recent attacks against Whole Women's Health in Austin. Show Notes:- Whole Woman's Health and the amazing resilience of Amy Hagstrom Miller.- DONATE TO Whole Women’s Health Alliance- Fetal Heartbeat bill in Tennessee- 18 week abortion ban in Utah- Abortion reporting bill in Wyoming- The rape of nuns and forced abortion- The kids abandoned by priests who fathered them- See Marva in Trapped- Abby Johnston’s trail of anti-abortion grifting- Ben Shapiro explained- Steven Crowder, just ughSix Degrees of Abortion: Roger Stone- Background on Roger Stone and Lizz’s old Roommate Randy Credico FUN STUFF! Come see us in NYC!!! Feb 28th! Willie Parker, Jodi Picoult, and LizzMarch 6th! Comedy Show!! EMAIL US! PODCAST@LADYPARTSJUSTICE.COMDONATE TO LPJ
Lizz and Julie rundown the onslaught of attacks this week. Starting off with this week in Patriarchy which is... the Catholic Church. Let's stop calling him the 'cool Pope' shall we? The main feature of this episode is an interview with the amazing Marva Sadler, Director of Clerical Support at Whole Women's Health Alliance. She gives us the inside scoop on the recent attacks against Whole Women's Health in Austin. Show Notes:- Whole Woman's Health and the amazing resilience of Amy Hagstrom Miller.- DONATE TO Whole Women’s Health Alliance- Fetal Heartbeat bill in Tennessee- 18 week abortion ban in Utah- Abortion reporting bill in Wyoming- The rape of nuns and forced abortion- The kids abandoned by priests who fathered them- See Marva in Trapped- Abby Johnston’s trail of anti-abortion grifting- Ben Shapiro explained- Steven Crowder, just ughSix Degrees of Abortion: Roger Stone- Background on Roger Stone and Lizz’s old Roommate Randy Credico FUN STUFF! Come see us in NYC!!! Feb 28th! Willie Parker, Jodi Picoult, and LizzMarch 6th! Comedy Show!! EMAIL US! PODCAST@LADYPARTSJUSTICE.COMDONATE TO LPJ
Most abortion care in the U.S. is provided by independently owned clinics, not big health centers like Planned Parenthood. Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman's Health is on a mission to make abortions safe and stigma-free. The journey has taken her to the Supreme Court.
LADY PARTS JUSTICE REPRO MADNESS PODCAST: Episode 79 "Jane Doe is Due for SOMETHING" Jane Doe is seriously getting tormented with some process down in Texas. Who is Jane Doe? She is an undocumented teen that is being denied her right to an abortion by the government - EVEN THOUGH - she was granted permission by a judge with the help of an amazing organization called Jane's *clap* Due *clap* Process. So many heavy hitters on this episode. Lizz speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, one of the main journalists covering the case for Slate, and Amy Hagstrom Miller from Whole Women's Health, the main independent abortion provider in Texas. Then Julie brings you her first west coast interview with Susan Berke Fogel, Director of the National Health Law Program... and a million other kickass organizations. Here are the show notes: Dept of Health and Human Services NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU! Leave your comment in the box below the draft at this link. Learn more about the work of Susan B. Fogel and the National Health Law Program. Read about Jane Doe from Dahlia Lithwick in Slate. Learn more about the creep (E. Scott Lloyd) obsessed with keeping teens from having abortions here. SEND A LETTER...to the parole board in Michael Griffins case. ADDRESS: Florida Commission on Offender Review Victims Services 4070 Esplanade Way Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2450
LADY PARTS JUSTICE REPRO MADNESS PODCAST: Episode 79 "Jane Doe is Due for SOMETHING" Jane Doe is seriously getting tormented with some process down in Texas. Who is Jane Doe? She is an undocumented teen that is being denied her right to an abortion by the government - EVEN THOUGH - she was granted permission by a judge with the help of an amazing organization called Jane's *clap* Due *clap* Process. So many heavy hitters on this episode. Lizz speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, one of the main journalists covering the case for Slate, and Amy Hagstrom Miller from Whole Women's Health, the main independent abortion provider in Texas. Then Julie brings you her first west coast interview with Susan Berke Fogel, Director of the National Health Law Program... and a million other kickass organizations. Here are the show notes: Dept of Health and Human Services NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU! Leave your comment in the box below the draft at this link. Learn more about the work of Susan B. Fogel and the National Health Law Program. Read about Jane Doe from Dahlia Lithwick in Slate. Learn more about the creep (E. Scott Lloyd) obsessed with keeping teens from having abortions here. SEND A LETTER...to the parole board in Michael Griffins case. ADDRESS: Florida Commission on Offender Review Victims Services 4070 Esplanade Way Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2450
We speak with Whole Woman’s Health founder and CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller on the 1 year anniversary of Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt about going to the Supreme Court and the state of abortion rights in the US.
We talk to our social team, Lorne and Alex, all about the week in Gorsuch hearings and, of course, our kween Amy Hagstrom Miller's testimony to #OpposeGorsuch. We round it out talking about TrumpScare. Donate to Lady Parts Justice: https://www.ladypartsjustice.com/ Highlights from the Gorsuch Hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/us/politics/what-to-watch-will-democrats-be-more-aggressive-with-neil-gorsuch.html Things we learned about Gorsuch at the Hearings: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-gorsuch-analysis-20170324-story.html Amy's Testimony: https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/03/23/amys-full-testimony-against-neil-gorsuch/?platform=hootsuite
We talk to our social team, Lorne and Alex, all about the week in Gorsuch hearings and, of course, our kween Amy Hagstrom Miller's testimony to #OpposeGorsuch. We round it out talking about TrumpScare. Donate to Lady Parts Justice: https://www.ladypartsjustice.com/ Highlights from the Gorsuch Hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/us/politics/what-to-watch-will-democrats-be-more-aggressive-with-neil-gorsuch.html Things we learned about Gorsuch at the Hearings: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-gorsuch-analysis-20170324-story.html Amy's Testimony: https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/03/23/amys-full-testimony-against-neil-gorsuch/?platform=hootsuite
This special locker room edition features all the Trump smack talk you could ever wish for plus interviews with the amazing Naomi Ekperigin from Comedy Central and Amy Hagstrom Miller from Whole Women's Health. Jason Lewis of Minnesota: https://www.ladypartsjustice.com/video/minnesota/ Why national pro-choice groups are giving up in the very states that need them the most (via Fusion) http://fusion.net/story/357051/pro-choice-abortion-groups-republican-states-missouri/ Fetus Funerals: The Dystopian New Turn in the Fight Against Abortion Rights https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/fetus-funerals-the-dystopian-new-turn-in-the-fight-against-abortion-rights
This special locker room edition features all the Trump smack talk you could ever wish for plus interviews with the amazing Naomi Ekperigin from Comedy Central and Amy Hagstrom Miller from Whole Women's Health. Jason Lewis of Minnesota: https://www.ladypartsjustice.com/video/minnesota/ Why national pro-choice groups are giving up in the very states that need them the most (via Fusion) http://fusion.net/story/357051/pro-choice-abortion-groups-republican-states-missouri/ Fetus Funerals: The Dystopian New Turn in the Fight Against Abortion Rights https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/fetus-funerals-the-dystopian-new-turn-in-the-fight-against-abortion-rights
If you missed NCJW Spring 2016 event, catch it on Spreaker and iTunes through Back Room Stewdios.What's at Stake for Women's Health and Why Courts Matterwas held on May 18, 2016 at theEdina Country Club.Amy Hagstrom Miller is the Founder, President and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, LLC. Whole Woman's Health was first established in Austin, TX in 2003. With eight facilities located in Texas, Minnesota, Maryland, New Mexico, and Illinois, her clinics offer reproductive healthcare to more than 30,000 women a year. Amy's comittment to reproductive justice, advocacy for women and the elimination of the cultural stigma surrounding abortion, is unmatchable! Throughout her extensive career within women's reproductive justice, Amy has gained national attention and accolades including: Reproductive Equity Award from the Lillith Fund, Woman of the Year Award from Abortion Care Network and the Person of the Year from the National Coalition of Abortion Providers.Earlier this year, the Supreme Court heard Oral Arguments in Whole Women's Health vs. Hellerstedt. This case could decide whether abortion, a currently legal practice, could become practically inaccessible to millions of women and place an "undue burden" on women's access to reproductive health care.This is a pivotal time and case for women's reproductive health rights in this country, and one of the many reasons that #CourtsMatter
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