The Abortion Wars, Clinic by Clinic
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The Right to Life movement has changed its focus from overturning Roe v. Wade to regulating abortion clinics. Abortion supporters say the real goal is to deprive women of their Constitutional right to choose. We hear what the rules mean — especially for poor women — as the US Supreme Court considers a case with profound implications in blue states as well as red ones.
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| 0:33.0 | this is To the Point. Are states imposing undue burden on the right to choose? |
| 0:42.3 | Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:46.2 | A daily look at the issues Americans count about most. |
| 0:48.6 | New rules for abortion clinics in Texas and other states are making it too expensive for many to stay in business. |
| 0:59.0 | There's concern that women seeking the procedure have to drive long distances and cross state lines. Are the rules designed to protect women's health and safety? |
| 1:02.0 | Or is the real goal to prevent them from exercising their constitutional right to choose? |
| 1:07.0 | Abortion rights activists have persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to take up that question |
| 1:10.9 | in a case likely to be decided during next year's election campaign. Today's talking point, |
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| 1:49.6 | Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. Hello again, Mormon. I'll be back with To the Point. The Right to Life |
| 1:53.2 | Movement has changed its focus from overturning Roe versus Wade to regulating abortion clinics. |
| 1:58.9 | Abortion supporters say the real goal is still to deprive women of their constitutional right to choose. |
| 2:04.3 | We'll hear what the rules mean, especially for poor women, |
| 2:07.1 | as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case with profound implications in blue states as well as red ones. |
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