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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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EP 7 – Mississippi. Anti-abortion activists in Mississippi are anticipating a historic victory.
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EP 6 – The Loophole. There are three choices before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The most likey? Overturning Roe v. Wade.
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EP 5 – The Court. A single footnote set the stage for a showdown over Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.