The Sports World Reacts to Roe v Wade + Title IX 50th Anniversary

Takeline

Crooked Media

Society & Culture, Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Jordan Ligons, host of the Spinsters podcast and freelance Basketball journalist, sits in the host's chair while Jason Concepcion takes a well deserved break from the grind now that the NBA season is over, and presides over a of couple of really important topics of conversation. Friday’s Supreme Court decision was one of those moments in American history that sent echoes through all corners of society, and the sports world is no exception. The overturning of Roe v Wade represents an extremely dark moment in the fight for women’s rights, and Rachel Bachman of the Wall Street Journal joined Jordan to discuss athlete reaction to the decision. Then, as Title IX turns 50, Jordan discussed the realities and limitations of the laws with Rachel Axon of USA Today. Subscribe at http://youtube.com/takelineshow for exclusive video clips.

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0:00.0	In the 1970s, hardly anyone talked about breast cancer.
0:03.3	It was taboo, really until one of the first women
0:06.3	to talk about it was Betty Ford,
0:07.8	the president, Gerald Ford's wife,
0:11.0	and because she had it.
0:12.2	And she really was one of the first people
0:14.0	to break down the taboo of talking about breast cancer.
0:17.4	Now, we know of millions of women who've had it, unfortunately,
0:21.6	because that taboo is no longer in existence.
0:25.1	And what happens, the NFL has people wearing pink shoes
0:28.5	and breast cancer awareness nights and donations,
0:30.8	and so on.
0:31.8	That would not have happened before that taboo was broken.
0:34.5	MUSIC
0:48.2	Hello, and welcome back to Take Line.
0:51.7	Jordan Liggins here, host of the Spinsters podcast
0:55.1	and a freelance basketball journalist.
0:57.6	I'm with you today while Jason Conception
0:59.6	takes a well-deserved break from the grind
1:02.3	now that the NBA season is over.
1:05.7	We've got a really important show for you today.
1:09.0	Friday Supreme Court decision was one of those moments
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