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(2016/10/25) The policies we have vs. the policies we need (Reproductive Rights)
Edition #1052 Today we look at reproductive rights issues from the states up to the presidential election and the future of the Supreme Court Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Oklahoma May Strip Licenses From Doctors Who Perform Abortions - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-27-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: God Only Knows - Beach Boys Ch. 4: Act 2: Thanks to Republicans, Pregnancy Can Be Deadly For Women In Texas! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-19-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Barefoot and Pregnant - Doyle and Debbie Ch. 6: Act 3: Poland Up to 6 Million Women Protest Proposed Abortion Ban - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 10-5-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy Ch. 8: Act 4: Total Abortion Ban In Question After Mass Protests - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 10-07-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim Ch. 10: Act 5: How is Abortion Portrayed in Film and TV? - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 9-10-15 Ch. 11: Song 5: Bloodless Freak - Thomas Newman Ch. 12: Act 6: Trump Says Appointing Anti-Choice Judges Will "Automatically" Overturn Roe v. Wade If He's Elected - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 10-20-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Of Thee I Sing: Supreme Court Judges - Casper Roos, Larry Kert & New York Choral Artists Ch. 14: Act 7: Debate 3- The Good, The Bad, The Nasty (Act 1, Part 2) - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date: 10-24-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Nasty - Janet Jackson Ch. 16: Act 8: @LeahNTorres describes her work as one of the only doctors providing abortions in Utah - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 9-7-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: Proud - Tegan and Sara Ch. 18: Act 9: One of the oldest laws targeting abortion access is finally seeing the fight it deserves - ThinkProgress - Air Date 9-30-16 Ch. 19: Song 9: Radioactive - Vitamin String Quartet Ch. 20: Act 10: Keep the Pressure on Congress to #BeBoldEndHyde via @AllAboveAll - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 21: Song 10: This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 22: Act 11: If You Want To End Abortions, You Should Work To End Poverty. - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 10-07-16 Voicemails Ch. 23: Response to Rape Culture episode - Rebecca from Seattle Ch. 24: What we must understand to understand the policing problem - V from Central New York Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 25: Final comments on the propaganda i witnessed recently and detail in the newest member's bonus show Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone TAKE ACTION! Get involved with All Above All actions on the state and local level Share All Above All resources on social media with #BeBoldEndHyde EDUCATE YOURSELF What Women Do When They Can't Afford an Abortion (Broadly.vice.com) What are your state's laws when it comes to abortion coverage? (AllAboveAll.org) All Above All's Hyde Amendment Fact Sheet (AllAboveAll.org) Term And Partial Birth Abortions: The Mythical Arch-Nemeses Of The Anti-Choice Movement (HuffingtonPost.com) Tim Kaine Now Backs Lifting the Hyde Amendment Banning Abortion Funding (NBCNews.com) Written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman. Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!