On this edition of Your Call's media roundtable, we discuss Matthew Kacsmaryk, the far-right federal judge in Texas who could ban mifepristone, a key abortion drug. How are states and advocates preparing?
Yesterday, Walgreen's confirmed that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal, according to Politico.
Nearly 200 human rights organizations and experts are calling on the UN to intervene over the destruction of abortion rights in the US, according to The Guardian.
Guests:
Jodi Jacobson, longtime writer, reporter, and editor focusing on reproductive justice
Carter Sherman, senior reporter covering gender and sexuality for VICE News
Web Resources:
Vice News, Carter Sherman: “It Could End Abortion in America”: Two Tiny Towns At the Center of the Abortion Wars
Vice News, Carter Sherman: The Underground Abortion Pill Network Is Booming
The Washington Post: What to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling, its impact on access
NPR: 3 abortion bans in Texas leave doctors 'talking in code' to pregnant patients
