Guns, Fertility and Texas

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English - June 15, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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We are breaking down this spring's dramatic Texas Legislative session, which saw the passage of bills barring transgender youth from participating in sports and banning abortion after six weeks, and how it ended in a Democratic walkout.

We also take a look at a federal jury trial over a freezer tank failure that destroyed thousands of frozen eggs and embryos, and preview California's fight for gun reform coming to the Ninth Circuit.

Special guests:

Sarah Labowitz, policy and advocacy director with ACLU of Texas Esther Sanchez-Gomez, litgation attorney at Giffords Law Center Dr. Bill Durston, president of Americans Against Gun Violence Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California

This episode was produced by Kirk McDaniel. Intro music by The Dead Pens.

Editorial staff is Bill Dotinga, Sean Duffy and Jamie Ross.