BPR Full Show: Dobbs v. Jackson

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Attorney General Maura Healey shares her reaction to the recent Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson. She also answers listeners’ questions for this month’s “Ask the Attorney General.” Healey is attorney general of Massachusetts and a candidate for governor.

Judge Nancy Gertner discusses the future of abortions in the US, including the trials that will face those who seek abortion in light of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. Gertner is a retired federal judge and is now a senior lecturer at Harvard Law School.

Callie Crosley discusses the fate of other court-granted rights in the face of the Supreme Court decision. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.

Then we turned to President Joe Biden’s address concerning the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, and continued taking calls about the Dobbs decision.

Dr. Cheryl Hamlin talks about her advocacy for abortion access, and the state of her practice and colleagues considering the Dobbs decision. Dr. Hamlin is an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She travels to the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Mississippi each month to provide abortion care, the clinic at the center of the Dobbs v. Jackson case that is being decided by the Supreme Court.

We return to listeners’ reactions to the Dobbs decision.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley calls for the declaration of a public health emergency in light of abortion restriction.

We end the show with more listener calls.