The Conservative Clash Over Abortion Bans

Less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some states are rethinking their abortion bans.

This week, reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein introduces us to a Republican lawmaker pushing to add exceptions to the ban he helped pass, and we consider how well exceptions work - or don't - in practice. 

Guests:

Alice Miranda Ollstein, Health Care Reporter, Politico

State Sen. Richard Briggs, MD, Tennessee General Assembly

Yarnell Beatty, JD, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Tennessee Medical Association

Will Brewer, JD, Director of Government Relations, Tennessee Right to Life

Katrina Kimport, PhD, Associate Professor, ANSIRH, University of California San Francisco

Katie May

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