Skeptical Supreme Court Could Determine Future of Abortion Care Nationwide

This Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments for three hours on legal challenges to the Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks.These arguments took place after the court fast-tracked their docket to hear two separate cases on the issue: one by abortion providers and the other by the US Department of Justice. We speak with NYU professor Melissa Murray about what she took away from Monday’s arguments.

The Evolution of Abortion Plot Lines on Primetime Television

For decades, abortion on TV was overdramatized and depicted as “debate in narrative form,” writes doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tanya Melendez for Vox. She joined The Takeaway to discuss how plot lines involving abortion have evolved on television and what those depictions have meant for public attitudes about abortion.

Aging While Queer: Pat and Paulette Martin on Finding Love Later in Life

In our ongoing series, Aging while Queer, we’ve been exploring the lives and labors of members of the LGBTQ community living in their later years. This week we spoke with Pat and Paulette Martin. They discuss the challenges of coming out of the closet, the significance of marriage equality, and how they give back to their community. 

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