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In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Agustina Vergara Cid take a wide-ranging look at abortion bans since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, examining their destructive effects on the lives and freedoms of women and medical professionals.

Among the topics covered:

Ayn Rand’s distinctive defense of abortion rights;

How abortion bans have impaired women’s lives;

How anti-abortion laws impose arbitrary constraints against sound medical judgment;

The unfortunate rise of pregnancy-related prosecutions;

How abortion restrictions jeopardize doctors' freedom and careers;

Why signs of resistance show abortion bans can be reversed;

Evidence that the anti-abortion movement is motivated by a dark anti-sex agenda.

Recommended in this podcast are the Ayn Rand Lexicon entry on Abortion, Bayer’s book “Why the Right to Abortion Is Sacrosanct,” and his article “The Dark Form of Control Even Anti-Abortion ‘Moderates’ Want.” The podcast was recorded on July 28, 2025 and posted on August 9, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.