Women’s Show Discusses Victory in the Supreme Court

Share
A person holds a sign in front of a building.
Photo by Keep Abortion Safe, Legal & Accessible by Debra Sweet for WMNF News.

Women’s Show Discusses Victory in the Supreme Court and GMOs

Finally a Victory!  Whole Women’s Health v Hellerstedt

On Monday the Supreme Court struck down Texas HB 2 , finding it imposed an undue burden on women’s constitutional rights.  Facts – finally facts over rhetoric, data over beliefs.  It has been a long time coming!  Under the guise of protecting women’s health, women have been denied their basic constitutional rights of the autonomy of their own body.  Will this turn the tide against the onslaught of rules by states to deny women their basic reproductive rights?  Jessica Mason Pieklo from Rewire, will update us on the recent Supreme Court rulings on Thursday’s show.

What about Florida?  How will the Supreme Court decision affect some of Florida’s rules?

We are not just talking about a woman’s right to an abortion.  Florida is already tied for last when it comes to women’s health and well-being and is facing the highest numbers of new HIV diagnoses in the country.  We also have some of the highest cancer rates in the nation.  Florida is ready to implement the defunding of Planned Parenthood for all individual services including HIV testing, PAP smears, and cancer screenings – note above data for the importance of this funding.  78% of Planned Parenthood health centers in Florida are in rural or medically under-served areas.  Barbara  Zdravecky,President/CEO at Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida will update us.

Tune into From a Woman’s POV Thursday at 10 am to hear both interviews or listen back in the archives.

Leave a Reply

  • (will not be published)

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

You may also like

student meal
Next school year Hillsborough public schools are offering free meals

Hillsborough Public Schools are offering students free meals for the...

Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.

Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold...

The sound of change: Music’s influence on anti-war and human rights movements

Throughout history, music has served as a powerful catalyst for...

a man in a tye dye shirt talking on a radio microphone
Recreational pot for Florida is on the ballot this fall—let’s talk about it

In four months, Florida voters have the opportunity to vote...

Ways to listen

WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.

Ways to support

WMNF volunteers have fun providing a variety of needed services to keep your community radio station alive and kickin'.

Follow us on Instagram

Soul Party
Player position: