H-Town Progressive - Ep. 22 Katie Sullivan: Access to Abortion in the Houston Area

Ep. 22 Katie Sullivan: Access to Abortion in the Houston Area

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04/24/19 • 37 min

H-Town Progressive

The constitutionally protected right to an abortion in the US was established in 1973. But since then, pro government-in-your-healthcare / anti-choice fanatics have employed numerous nefarious tactics to diminish that right. In the Texas Legislature they've made access to abortion in this state as difficult as possible. This week we talk with Katie Sullivan of the Clinic Access Support Network about CASN's work to provide much needed support to the would be victims of the Texas Legislature.

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Ep. 21 Nisha Randle - Harris County as “Political Battleground”

Texas has become a political battleground for national politics, and Harris County is set to lead Texas Progressives in the fight of a generation! But we’re all going to have to do our part to seize that political power. And this week, Nisha Randle of the Harris County Democratic Party and Indivisible Houston is going to tell us how to get there!

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Ep. 23 Dr. Bhavik Kumar: Abortion, A Houston Physician’s Perspective

This week we continue our discussion around abortion. As the fight to shape and reshape the law rages on in state legislatures and federal courts across the land, the day-to-day work of actually providing healthcare in this climate continues. Today we talk to someone providing this crucial care, Houston family physician Dr. Bhavik Kumar of Planned Parenthood, for his perspective on this incredibly important public policy issue.