Tuesday, July 19th, 2022

Today's headlines: Extensive reporting from the New York Times post Roe reversal paints a dire picture of women whose lives were put at extreme risk due to doctors’ refusal to act, for fear of being prosecuted. In similar news, the Idaho Republican Party voted on their platform over the weekend and rejected a proposal to add language that would allow abortions to save the life of the mother. Then, the Republican candidate for the governor of New York is facing claims that he submitted fake signatures to get an additional line on the ballot in the November election, and Dr. Fauci announced yesterday that he plans to retire by the end of 2025. Finally, Yesterday was the first day of Steve Bannon’s trial for his failure to comply with subpoenas from the House January 6th committee, and Bennie Thompson is asking the DOJ to investigate the ex-governor of Mississippi. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment AP News: Idaho GOP rejects abortion exception to save mother’s life Huffpost: Trump-Supporting GOP Congressman Faces Election Fraud Accusations Washington Post: Fauci says he will retire from government post by the end of Biden’s term CNN: Jury nearly seated in Bannon trial over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas  Mississippi Free Press: Rep. Thompson Asks DOJ To Investigate Ex-Gov. Bryant For Favre TANF Payments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices