#1677: Texas Law SB 8 | 51%

September 09, 2021 00:29:14
#1677: Texas Law SB 8 | 51%
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#1677: Texas Law SB 8 | 51%

Sep 09 2021 | 00:29:14

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Show Notes

On this week’s 51%, we discuss Texas Law SB 8, a new law banning abortion in the state after six weeks of pregnancy – before many women know they are pregnant. The Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect September 1. What does this signal for the future of Roe v. Wade? We sit down with Chelly Hegan, the president and CEO of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, and Dr. Julie Novkov of the University at Albany.

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