Arkansas Created a Pandemic Catch-22 to Block Abortions

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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On April 27, Arkansas officials issued a directive requiring anyone seeking elective surgery to obtain a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to an abortion. Can you guess which elective procedure those officials were primarily targeting? Imani and Jess explain everything happening in Arkansas and ask: Why can people go to the orthodontist without a test—but not the abortion provider? Support Boom! Lawyered at: https://rewire.news/boomgive

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow law nerds.
0:09.0	Welcome to another episode of Boom Lawyer, a rewire.
0:12.6	Dot News podcast hosted by the legal journalism team that is having naughty thoughts about
0:18.1	Tim Kane.
0:19.4	I'm Imani Gandhi.
0:21.5	And I'm Jess Piclo.
0:24.0	Rewire.
0:24.5	News is dedicated to bringing you the best reproductive rights and social justice news,
0:29.1	commentary, and analysis on the web.
0:31.0	And the Team Legal podcast is part of that mission.
0:33.6	So a big thanks to our subscribers and a welcome to our new listeners.
0:37.1	You know what I love about living in these United States of America, Jess?
0:42.4	Amani, do I really want to know?
0:44.6	It's that we're living through a presidency of a highly intelligent and competent individual
0:49.8	who has shown immense leadership in this time of crisis
0:53.5	and has ensured that every person who needs a
0:56.5	coronavirus test can get one at their local McDonald's. I'm sorry, come again. You heard me. Donald Trump has
1:03.7	handled this pandemic response impeccably. Testing is widespread and widely available so much so that abortion clinics in Arkansas cannot perform abortions on patients unless they have received a negative COVID-19 test result within 48 hours.
1:22.3	This is perfectly reasonable and not at all a bonkers regulation.
1:27.6	Are you okay?
1:28.4	Like, my brain's not accepting any of this.
1:31.6	Look, the Arkansas Department of Health issued a directive that requires pregnant patients seeking procedural abortions
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