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California at the Center of New Legal Battles Over Abortion

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KQED

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, California has aspired to be a national haven for abortion rights. But the reality is more complicated. Catholic hospitals in the state are refusing emergency care for miscarriages, major retailers have refused to stock abortion medications and federal lawsuits are targeting California doctors and pharmacies. We’ll talk about the cases reshaping reproductive healthcare and their potential impacts on both Californians and the nation. Guests: Mary Ziegler, professor of law, UC Davis School of Law Shefali Luthra, reproductive health reporter, The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED.

1:17.1

From KQED in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. A man in Texas has sued a California doctor for prescribing abortion medication to his girlfriend in a case that could have broad

1:21.6

implications for access to Miffipristone. Meantime, retailers like Costco, under pressure from

1:27.1

conservative groups, have declined

1:28.7

to stock abortion medication. As California tries to shield those seeking and providing abortion

1:34.2

care from the actions of the federal government and restrictive laws in other states, it's proving

1:39.4

complicated. Five Planned Parenthood clinics have closed since the passage of Trump's spending bill, as Catholic hospitals faced lawsuits for refusing emergency care for miscarriages.

1:49.0

How Reproductive Care is being reshaped in California.

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Join us.

1:57.0

Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.

2:00.0

An emboldened anti-abortion movement and other states' restrictive laws are being felt here in California, even though Governor Newsom declared it a safe haven for abortion care access since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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