The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post Dobbs America with Amanda Becker
The Bill Press Pod
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🗓️ 10 September 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Our guest today is Reporters’ Roundtable regular and Political Correspondent for19th news, Amanda Becker. Her book "You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post Dobbs America" provides valuable insights into the battle for abortion rights. It was published today. She and Bill discuss the book and the overturning of Roe V Wade and its impact on the 2024 election although the 2024 election is expected to be decided mostly on personalities rather than policy. However, one of the central issues that may come into play is reproductive rights. Kamala Harris is a longtime leader and supporter of abortion rights, while Donald Trump, a former abortion rights supporter, is now the country's anti-abortion leader. Each of the 50 states is trying to navigate the post-Dobbs reality, which has resulted in chaos. The issue of abortion rights is gaining importance among voters, particularly women under 45. The impact of abortion rights on voter turnout and candidate races remains to be seen. It is expected that Trump will try to avoid giving a clear answer on his stance on abortion, while Harris will likely keep the conversation focused on this issue.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends and neighbors. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome back to the Bill Press pod. |
| 0:10.3 | Good to see you again. |
| 0:12.5 | Well, most political experts say that this 2024 election will be decided mostly on personalities |
| 0:19.9 | and not policy. |
| 0:21.8 | Who do you like more? |
| 0:23.0 | Who do you trust more? |
| 0:24.2 | Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. |
| 0:26.7 | But to the extent policy does come into play, |
| 0:30.1 | there's no doubt that one of, if not the central issue, |
| 0:34.4 | will be reproductive rights. |
| 0:36.6 | Since this is the first presidential election since the June |
| 0:40.6 | 2022 Dobbs decision. And on this issue, there's a clear difference between the two candidates. |
| 0:48.4 | Kamala Harris is a longtime leader and supporter of abortion rights, Donald Trump, a former abortion rights supporter, |
| 0:57.4 | is now the country's anti-abortion leader, having promised to and succeeded in appointing Supreme |
| 1:04.9 | Court's justices who killed Roe v. Wade, a fact, of course, that he's now trying to back away from. |
| 1:12.6 | Meanwhile, each of 50 states is trying to deal with the post-Dob's reality, which is chaos. |
| 1:20.3 | All of that makes for a fascinating political dynamic outlined by 19th news reporter Amanda Becker in her new book out today called |
| 1:30.7 | You Must Stand Up. You may remember Amanda as a frequent guest on our reporter's roundtable |
| 1:37.3 | here on the Bill Press Pod. And she joins us today to talk about her new book and the |
| 1:43.1 | battle for abortion rights in 2024. |
| 1:46.4 | Amanda Becker, welcome back to the Bill Press Spot and congratulations on your new book, |
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