BPR Full Show: Gov. Charlie Baker's decision not to seek reelection, SCOTUS and abortion, and more

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We open the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement that he would not be seeking reelection.

Dr. Cheryl Hamlin talks about her experience working at the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, which is central to the Supreme Court case that could overturn Roe v. Wade. Dr. Hamlin is an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, and she called into us from Jackson, Mississippi, where she’s on rotation at the last operating abortion clinic in the state.

Art Caplan shares the latest news surrounding the Omicron COVID-19 variant, and weighs in on Dr. Mehmet Oz’s entrance into the Pennsylvania Senate race. Caplan is director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University School of Medicine.

Juliette Kayyem discusses the shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, and shares how smaller stores across the U.S. are hoarding products due to supply chain issues ahead of holiday shopping. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson talk about Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to pull Massachusetts out of a multi-state compact aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the transportation sector. They also touch on Mayor Michelle Wu’s climate change and transit agenda. Aloisi is the former Massachusetts transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters board, and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Thompson is executive director of Livable Streets.

Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman joins us for another edition of “Ask the Vet,” answering listeners’ questions and concerns about their pets. Sinnott-Stutzman is a senior staff veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center.

We end the show by returning to our conversation with listeners on Gov. Baker’s decision not to seek reelection.