The Impact Of Texas's Abortion Ban, Six Months In
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🗓️ 22 March 2022
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Summary
Ukraine rejected Russia’s demand that soldiers surrender the city of Mariupol, on Monday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying in part, “Ukraine cannot fulfill ultimatums.” And in Kyiv, a Russian missile struck a mall, killing at least 8 people according to officials.
Republican-led state legislatures have passed an overwhelming amount of anti-abortion legislation in recent months, particularly after SB8 went into effect in Texas. Rosann Mariappuram, executive director at Jane’s Due Process in Texas, joins us to discuss what the fight for abortion rights looks like in the state.
And in headlines: a passenger jet crashed in China, the U.S. declared that Myanmar’s military committed genocide against Rohingya Muslims, and Hong Kong plans to relax some of its COVID restrictions.
Show Notes:
AP: “As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror not yet known” – https://bit.ly/3ttgyFx
Wall Street Journal: “Russia Relies Increasingly on Missiles, Artillery to Pressure Ukraine” – https://on.wsj.com/3qpvCSO
Jane’s Due Process – https://janesdueprocess.org/
Where To Get An Abortion In Texas – www.needabortion.org
Nationwide List of Verified Abortion Clinics – https://www.ineedana.com/
National Network of Abortion Funds – https://abortionfunds.org/need-abortion/
Keep Independent Abortion Clinics Open – https://keepourclinics.org/
Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/whataday/
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, March 22nd. I'm Gideon Ressik. |
| 0:08.4 | And I'm Josie Deffy Rice, and this is What a Day, where we're all working out the |
| 0:12.8 | logistical nightmare that is sharing our one Netflix account. |
| 0:16.6 | If I ever start a freedom convoy, it's going to be because I got a message that said I |
| 0:22.2 | had to upgrade Netflix because I'm sharing it with too many people. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm just saying it right now. On today's show, what the fight for abortion rights looks |
| 0:33.6 | like in Texas, plus a passenger jet crashed in China. |
| 0:37.3 | But first, a few updates on Ukraine as we go to record around 9.30 pm Eastern on Monday. |
| 0:42.7 | So there's been quite a lot of focus on Maria Paul, a southern port city, which has been |
| 0:47.6 | a real outsized target of Russian attacks. Gideon, what more do we know about what's happening |
| 0:52.2 | there? |
| 0:53.2 | The reporting that is still coming out of the city is really shocking, and it is basically |
| 0:57.0 | every day. |
| 0:58.0 | This is the site of recent Russian missile strikes that hit civilian targets, including |
| 1:02.0 | a theater where people were sheltering. And it's also a city where water is reportedly |
| 1:06.0 | still scarce and electricity and heat are non-existent. |
| 1:09.7 | One person who made it out of Maria Paul told the AP, quote, there are no buildings there |
| 1:14.0 | anymore. |
| 1:15.0 | We can link to that story in our show notes. |
| 1:17.4 | And on Monday, Ukraine rejected a demand from Russia that soldiers surrender the city. |
| 1:22.0 | With Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky saying in part, quote, Ukraine cannot fulfill |
| 1:26.6 | ultimatums. |
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