Skimm This Special Report: The Future of Abortion Access

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🗓️ 24 June 2022

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First: The deets on the ruling – how many voted to overturn, who will be impacted, and how Americans are reacting. Next: Two legal experts enter the chat to talk about the reasoning behind the ruling, how it’s different from the leaked draft opinion, and how it compares to other cases already ruled on this month. ICYMI: A breakdown on how states’ abortion access will look after today. PS: Check out theSkimm’s guide to abortion access in the US. Finally: A deeper dive into what is at stake post-Roe, including: women’s health outcomes, economic impacts, and other rights that might be on the chopping block. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Caroline Polisi, lecturer in law, Columbia Law School Seema Mohapatra, M.D. Anderson Foundation Endowed Professor in Health Law and Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University We also want to hear from you: how are you thinking about a post-Roe America? Call and leave us a voicemail at ‪(929) 266-4381. ‬ 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, Will Livingston, and Blake Lew-Merwin. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. 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 a Schem this special report.
0:06.0	The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion
0:11.6	prior to the viability of the fetus.
0:14.5	The vote was 5 to 4.
0:18.4	Abortion has long been a contentious political issue in the United States.
0:22.9	But according to the Pew Research Center, 61% of Americans say abortion should be legal
0:28.5	in all or most circumstances.
0:32.4	And abortion is an issue that affects a lot of the population.
0:36.5	According to one study, nearly one in four women in the United States will have an abortion
0:41.2	by the age of 45.
0:43.2	Now, this monumental decision, which we got a preview of in May, has set off shockwaves
0:49.1	in the United States.
0:51.4	People have been guaranteed the right to an abortion for almost 50 years, and this is
0:55.8	a groundbreaking reversal of a constitutional right.
1:00.4	In the wake of this decision, pro-abortion rights people in this country are scared, nervous,
1:05.8	and uncertain about what the future holds, while anti-abortion groups are celebrating a long
1:11.4	fought battle to strip away abortion access in this country.
1:15.8	Today, we're going to break down what we learned from the court ruling and what happens next.
1:22.6	First, let's talk about that decision.
1:25.6	Here to help our two legal experts and friends of the show, SEMA Mohapatra and Caroline
1:31.2	Polisi.
1:33.4	Mohapatra is a professor at Southern Methodist University's Deadman School of Law, and
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