On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss the dark money flowing to anti-choice groups trying to limit medication abortion. Central to the effort to block use of the abortion drug is conservative legal activist Leonard Leo, who played a crucial role in shaping the US legal system, according to The 19th.
Tax filings shed light on the conservative activist's role in the network of groups challenging FDA regulation of mifepristone in a case set to go before the Supreme Court.
Since the ultra conservatives on the Supreme Court ended the right to an abortion by overturning Roe in June 2022, 15 Republican controlled states have banned abortion and another seven have enacted severe restrictions.
Guests:
Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for The 19th
Jodi Jacobson, executive director of Healthcare Across Borders and former editor-in-chief of Rewire.News
Resources:
Sunday, January 21 at 7pm, free online event: Abortion Rights — From the Back Alleys to the Supreme Court & Beyond
The Lever: Leonard Leo’s Fight Against Abortion Access
The 19th: Missouri advocates launch campaign to restore abortion access in the state
The New York Times: Tracking Abortion Bans Across the Country
