The Death of Roe and the Rise of Omicron (with Lauren Rankin & Andy Slavitt)

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Julián and Sawyer welcome writer and abortion rights activist Lauren Rankin to make sense of the Supreme Court’s latest efforts to potentially invalidate Roe v. Wade. They also chat with ‘In the Bubble’ host Andy Slavitt about the emergence of the omicron COVID variant and his work with the Biden administration earlier this year to help combat the virus.

Follow Andy online at @ASlavitt and Lauren at @laurenarankin.

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