(to the polls) Understanding Roe v. Wade and the Threat to Abortion with Sen. Molly Cook

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🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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This is the 2nd episode of our voter education series for queer women: Made It Out (to the polls), in collaboration with LPAC. This episode, Texas State Senator Molly Cook and our host Mal share their personal stories of getting abortions in Texas, the stigmas and misconceptions that came with it, and discuss the status of abortion laws today. Senator Cook explains the Roe V. Wade case and why it was overturned, and multiple celebrity cameos such as Shannon Beveridge, Jonica Booth, and more, help explain political concepts! We want Made It Out (to the polls) to be a safe, collaborative and engaged space where we can all discuss so we invite conversation in the comments but, as always, we ask that you do so with care. Please follow our guest @mollyfortexas and follow LPAC @teamLPAC This series is a collaborative project between Made It Out Media and LPAC, and was produced by Mathilde Jourdan, Jacqueline Toboni and Michelle Atwood. The episode was edited by Mathilde Jourdan with cameos edited by Rachel Samples and Amber Rivera. Thank you for watching!! For all other inquiries, please email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Made It Out to the Polls. This is the second episode of our voter education series in collaboration with Elpac.
0:07.0	Today we sit down with Texas State Senator Molly Cook, an ER nurse from Dallas.
0:12.0	We're going to share our personal stories with
0:14.1	abortion, the stigmas and misconceptions, what Roe v. Wade was and why it was
0:18.9	overturned, and how this is putting people and LGBT
0:22.6	rights at risk.
0:24.5	As a reminder, we want to make this as accessible as possible.
0:27.7	So when you hear this noise,
0:29.7	that means a special guest is popping by to help me break down terms, concepts, or
0:35.8	events of historical relevance. For example, I said our guest today as a state senator,
0:41.6	but what does that even mean? What's a state senator? What do
0:44.7	they do? Here to explain is content creator and podcast host Shannon Beveridge
0:50.3	driving a U-all.
0:51.3	Hey.
0:53.0	The U.S. has a Senate, which along with the House of Representatives votes on and passes federal laws.
1:00.0	Each state also has a state Senate and a state House, kind of like a mini version of the
1:06.8	federal government, which passed state-level laws.
1:10.0	For example, this episode's guest Molly Molly Cook, is a state senator,
1:13.5	and she gets to vote on Texas state law.
1:15.9	Depending on the state, state senators are elected every two or four years.
1:21.0	So this year, when you vote for for president you'll probably also get to vote
1:24.4	for your state senator. So vote. Thanks Shan good luck moving this weekend.
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