Plain English with Derek Thompson

How Would the End of Roe v. Wade Change America?

May 4, 2022

Margot Sanger-Katz, a healthcare and politics correspondent for The New York Times, and Melissa Murray, a law professor specializing in reproductive rights, delve into the potential fallout from the Supreme Court's likely overturning of Roe v. Wade. They discuss how this could alter state abortion laws, affecting clinic access across the country. The rise of online abortion pills is highlighted as a significant factor in navigating the new landscape, while also exploring the implications of the leaked draft and the political repercussions following these drastic changes.

46:47

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Melissa Murray

Margot Sanger-Katz

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

The Impending Changes to Abortion Rights in America

3min

The Impact of Roe v. Wade's Potential End

22min

The Political Consequences of Overturning Roe v. Wade

4min

Analyzing the Leak of Justice Alito's Draft Opinion and Its Implications

2min

The Roe v. Wade Leak: Motives and Impacts

11min

The Supreme Court is poised to end the era of Roe. In a leaked draft of a majority opinion, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito struck down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed constitutional protections of abortion rights. What would happen to abortion rights in its absence? Which states would shutter their clinics? Which states might expand protections? How does the growth of nationwide access to abortion pills fit into all of this? And why was the draft leaked in the first place? This podcast answers all of those questions and more, with two guests: Melissa Murray is a professor of law at New York University, and Margot Sanger-Katz is a domestic correspondent for 'The New York Times.'

Host: Derek Thompson

Guests: Margot Sanger-Katz and Melissa Murray

Producer: Devon Manze

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