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How to Save a Life: Omicron and Abortion Care

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theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

First up: The word of the week is definitely “Omicron.” We called up a doctor friend to break down what we do and don’t know about the new COVID-19 variant. Next: We’ll get into this week’s other big headlines, from a school shooting in Michigan to a controversial new Twitter policy, and the start of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial. Then: The Supreme Court heard a major abortion case this week about Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks. We listened in on the hearing and asked an expert about how the Supremes might rule. ICYMI: Barbados kicked out Queen Elizabeth II as head of state this week and honored … Rihanna that same evening? We’ll break down what happened in 60 seconds. Finally: The Royal Family viewed through a horror lens. Thick Italian accents and fur coats. And two tennis stars’ intense training regimen. We’ll check in with Thrillist film critic Esther Zuckerman to hear about the three films we need to watch now. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Namandje N. Bumpus, director, department of pharmacology and molecular sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine Tatum Hunter, personal technology reporter, The Washington Post Seema Mohapatra, visiting professor of law, Southern Methodist University School of Law Esther Zuckerman, senior entertainment writer, Thrillist  Want more Skimm?  Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now  Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Luke Vargas, and Ciara Long. Engineered by Peter Bonaventure. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to SCAM this.

0:03.7

Here we go again.

0:05.3

It's time to meet another Greek letter, Omicron.

0:08.1

It's the latest COVID variant of concern, but how concerned should we be?

0:13.4

We called up a doctor to get the answer to that and your other Omicron questions.

0:18.4

This was also a historic and possibly infamous week at the Supreme Court, as justices heard

0:23.7

oral arguments in the most important abortion case since Roe v. Wade.

0:28.1

We'll play some tape from what went down and ask an expert about the future of abortion

0:32.4

rights.

0:33.4

We'll also hit the week's other big headlines, including the start of Galein Maxwell's

0:37.6

trial in New York and a big policy change at Twitter.

0:41.9

And finally, the royal family viewed through a horror lens, thick Italian accents and

0:46.9

fur coats, and two tennis stars intense training regimen.

0:51.1

We'll chat with film critic Esther Zuckerman about three new Hollywood releases we need

0:55.4

to be watching.

0:57.0

We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.

1:00.3

I'm Alex Carr.

1:01.8

Let's skim this.

1:05.4

Sometimes, you see a headline, and it's all you have time to read before going back to

1:12.0

work or to bed.

1:13.6

But when the topic is really important, like life or death important with this new Omicron

1:18.0

variant, headlines don't really tell the full story.

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