The Anti-Choice Movement’s Obsession with Abortion Pills

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4.6 • 600 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Conservatives are running a multi-layered campaign to try and ban abortion pills entirely.

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0:00.0	Hello,
0:00.6	Hello, fellow
0:02.0	Hello,
0:03.0	Law nerds.
0:04.0	Hello,
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0:19.0	News Group podcast hosted by the legal journalism team that wants to reform the federal judiciary.
0:23.8	Really badly.
0:25.5	I'm ReWire News Group's executive editor of legal content and culture, Imani Gandhi.
0:30.8	And I'm Jess Piccolo, ReWire News Group's executive producer of legal content and advocacy.
0:36.2	Rewire News Group is the one and only home for expert repro journalism that inspires you to
0:41.0	light a candle, say a prayer for Sam Alito, and his time on the Supreme Court.
0:47.1	And the boomlerid podcast is part of that mission.
0:49.6	And a big thanks to our subscribers and welcome to our new listeners and viewers.
0:53.8	So we're going to start off
0:55.1	with our segment that we like to call What the Fuck is Going On? And I have a doozy for you, Jess.
1:00.2	You may remember this case. Do you remember Lizelle Herrera? Oh my gosh. I have not heard that
1:06.3	name or thought of that poor woman in a minute. Please don't tell me they're harassing her again.
1:12.1	No, they're not harassing her again, but she was told that she would not be able to sue
1:17.8	some of the law enforcement people that charged her with murder when they couldn't charge her
1:22.3	with murder because the anti-abortion statute in Texas doesn't allow for prosecuting people seeking abortions with
1:29.2	murder. So let me take a little step back. Okay. What?
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