SPECIAL GUEST: Eliza Hittman- Writer/director of the new film “Never Always Sometimes Rarely” 

Description: The cellmates Marie, Moji and Lizz hop on the abortion access roller coaster and ride with Texas as it dips in and out of access. As of now, a judge allows clinics to  reopen…but like a roller coaster, who knows what the next turn will be. Plus- while abortion clinics are being deemed by shitty politicians as “non essential” FAKE ABORTION CLINICS ARE ALLOWED TO REMAIN OPEN.Yep, lying to people about abortion is now deemed “essential”… Ugh, just ugh. 

Gathered in the Sleeper Cell

Lizz Winstead @lizzwinstead

Moji Alawode-El @mojilocks

Marie Khan @mkhanj

Quick Hits

Texas is Reopened 

* https://www.statesman.com/news/20200409/us-judge-issues-2nd-order-limiting-texas-abortion-ban* https://news.yahoo.com/abortion-texas-continue-federal-judge-221653985.html

Oklahoma Gets Some Abortion Relief

* https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-abortion-resume-judge-rules-temporary-restraining-order/* https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/abortion-fight-oklahoma-attorney-general-appeals-temporary-restraining-order/article_f5886cbf-1f69-5a02-b095-d9e24a733895.html* https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/04/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-oklahomas-ban-on-abortion-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Fake Clinics Are Flourishing During COVID19

* https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dm84n/anti-abortion-crisis-pregnancy-centers-are-still-open-in-states-that-banned-abortion-because-of-coronavirus* Accurate information here >>> https://www.exposefakeclinics.com/

INTERVIEW: STREAMING ON ALL PLATFORMS

Writer and Director of the new film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman 

* https://www.focusfeatures.com/never-rarely-sometimes-always

Six Degrees of Abortion 

Bill Withers has passed from COVID19 (https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2020/04/08/in-memoriam-lean-on-me-singer-songwriting-legend-bill-withers-dies-at-81/) > Per Lizz “I don’t know if I can tie Bill Withers to abortion- I probably fucked to his songs, but that doesn’t count” … THAT MEANS MOJI AND MARIE STUMPED LIZZ!

Announcements

* Shout out to Choices Women’s Medical Center in Queens (https://www.choicesmedical.com/) and practical support organizations Haven Coalition (http://www.havencoalition.