Banned

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A leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggests the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States.

How did we get here?

This is Banned, a new narrative podcast that tells the story of how one Mississippi law could end the right to legal abortions in the United States — and overturn Roe v. Wade.

Hosted by journalist Rosemary Westwood, Banned is a production of WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, WRKF Baton Rouge Public Radio and PRX.

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A leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggests the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States.

How did we get here?

This is Banned, a new narrative podcast that tells the story of how one Mississippi law could end the right to legal abortions in the United States — and overturn Roe v. Wade.

Hosted by journalist Rosemary Westwood, Banned is a production of WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, WRKF Baton Rouge Public Radio and PRX.

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3hr 51min

EP 4 – The Strategists. Abortion rights activists have been warning for years that it’s only a matter of time before the battle over Roe v. Wade is lost.

June 7, 202224min 50sec47.69 MB

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In this episode of Sea Change: Right now, in the U.S., there’s a GAS BOOM. A liquified natural gas boom. And Louisiana is ground zero.

April 12, 202440min 39sec39.09 MB

To mark one year without Roe v. Wade, host Rosemary Westwood takes us back to Mississippi in a special episode of this award-winning podcast.

June 29, 202331min 45sec76.22 MB

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BONUS EP – The Last Days of the Pink House. Mississippi’s only abortion clinic scrambles in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

July 11, 202220min 1sec38.44 MB

EP 7 – Mississippi. Anti-abortion activists in Mississippi are anticipating a historic victory.

June 14, 202225min 39sec49.27 MB

EP 6 – The Loophole. There are three choices before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The most likey? Overturning Roe v. Wade.

June 14, 202216min 21sec31.4 MB

EP 5 – The Court. A single footnote set the stage for a showdown over Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C.

June 7, 202216min 53sec32.42 MB

EP 3 – The Providers. Abortion access in Mississippi has been hanging on by a thread. Meet the people who work to keep the doors open at the Pink House.

May 31, 202217min 39sec33.91 MB

EP 2 – The Pink House. There's only one clinic you can go to in Mississippi to get an abortion. Rosemary Westwood takes listeners inside the clinic at the center of the Supreme Court fight over abortion rights.

May 31, 202215min 49sec30.39 MB

EP 1 – A Mississippi Law. Rosemary Westwood begins with the backstory of the 2018 Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The law, a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, will eventually set up a Supreme Court showdown.

May 31, 202219min 32sec37.53 MB

A leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggests the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. How did we get here? This is Banned, a new narrative podcast from WWNO and WRKF that tells the story of how one Mississippi law could end the right to legal abortions in the United States — and overturn Roe v. Wade.

May 13, 20221min 27sec3.49 MB

4. The Strategists

June 7, 202224min 50sec

EP 4 – The Strategists. Abortion rights activists have been warning for years that it’s only a matter of time before the battle over Roe v. Wade is lost. We follow how the 15-week ban moved through the federal courts and arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court with perfect timing, thanks to the persistence of anti-abortion activists, a bit of luck, and the failures of the abortion rights movement.

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