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Podcast: The Gender Justice Brief
Episode: Legislative Session Update
Description: In this episode, Erin Hart, Megan Peterson, Jess Braverman, and Abena Abraham talk through the latest updates from the Minnesota legislature and abortion rights.
First, we cover the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, a Minnesota law that protects patients and providers from legal attacks from anti-abortion states. The bill is expected to be voted on in the House on Monday, March 20.
Legal director Jess Braverman provides an overview of cases coming out of Texas and the legal landscape that patients and providers are facing.
The Red River Women’s Clinic in Minnesota won a case challenging the trigger ban in...