Tara wicker was born in 19 69. She grew up in a little house in what's now called mid city bate rouge. Her neighborhood was predominantly black, low to middle class,. ein from and bustling crispy cream doughnuts right down in the street. When tara was five, her father left. And with her father gone, tar said she became fearful that her mam might leave her too.
This episode contains strong language and descriptions of an abortion.
With the end of Roe v. Wade, Louisiana has become one of the most difficult places in the United States to get an abortion. The barriers are expected to disproportionately affect Black women, the largest group to get abortions in the state.
Today, we speak to Tara Wicker and Lakeesha Harris, two women in Louisiana whose lives led them to very different positions in the fight over abortion access.
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