Death and grief in 'Succession'; plus, privacy and the abortion pill

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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This week, host Brittany Luse is joined by UC Berkeley Law professor Khiara Bridges to connect the dots between the recent legal battles over the abortion pill mifepristone and our constitutional right to privacy. Then, Linda Holmes of NPR's 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' stops by to chat about the television episode that still has our group chats in a chokehold, and how it eloquently captured the way we experience death and grief in real life.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, you're listening to It's Been A Minute from NPR.
0:06.7	I'm Brittany Luce.
0:09.0	Abortion was all over the headlines this week.
0:12.2	And for good reason.
0:13.6	On Friday, April 8, two judges, one in Texas and one in Washington State, issued conflicting
0:19.5	rulings around Miffy Pristone, also known as the abortion pill.
0:24.0	The FDA approved the drug more than 20 years ago.
0:27.1	The ruling from Judge Kazmarick out of federal district court in Texas, reports to stay
0:32.7	FDA's approval of Miffy Pristone.
0:35.1	That's UC Berkeley law professor Kiarra Bridges.
0:38.6	At the same time, a federal district judge and Washington State issued a ruling that required
0:45.6	the FTA to make a Miffy Pristone available in 18 jurisdictions that had challenged restrictions
0:52.6	on the use of Miffy Pristone.
0:55.2	So that's why these rulings are diametrically opposed to one another.
0:58.8	But here's the thing, although Judge Kazmarick is in Texas and although Judge Rice is in
1:04.2	Washington, they're federal district courts.
1:07.2	So this isn't actually a matter of state law at all.
1:10.2	This is about federal law.
1:12.1	The Department of Justice almost immediately appealed the Texas ruling.
1:16.7	And since then, the fifth circuit court of appeals has ruled that Miffy Pristone will
1:21.6	remain available.
1:23.5	But with new restrictions.
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