In Part 5 of Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie looks abroad for models of progress — and regress — when it comes to reproductive rights and abortion access. What are the trends and how does the U.S. now compare? We check in with the Center for Reproductive Rights to find out. Perhaps no region has seen more progress than Latin America. Human Rights lawyer and one of the founders of the Green Wave movement, Paula Ávila-Guillén, shares her experiences on the front lines of the decades-long fight for reproductive justice and what Americans can learn from our sisters to the South. We also hear from an activist in Mexico who is helping people across the border access abortion care they can no longer get in the United States. And academic, Lina-Maria Murillo gives us context for the unique relationship the United States and Mexico share when it comes to abortion access. There’s no denying the fact that many of the countries we are highlighting are largely conservative and Catholic. What does the progress these Catholic countries have made say about our own complicated assumptions about religion and abortion. We hear from several leaders of faith from a Jewish Rabbi to a Baptist Reverend and leaders from organizations like, Catholics for Choice and SACRED, about how they have worked reproductive rights and abortion access into their faith practice.

More information on this episode’s guests and resources
Center for Reproductive Rights
Women’s Equality Center
Paula Ávila-Guillén
Las Libres
Lina-Maria Murillo
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Catholics for Choice
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
SACRED: A Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity
Sister Song

Books and more:
When Abortion Was a Crime, by Leslie J. Reagan
A Complicated Choice: Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement, by Reverend Katey Zeh

Guests include:
Paula Ávila-Guillén, human rights lawyer, Green Wave activist
Veronica Cruz, founder of Las Libres
Leah Hoctor, senior regional director for Europe at the Center for Reproductive Rights
Lina-Maria Murillo, professor at Iowa focusing on reproductive rights along the borderlands
Jamie Manson, Catholics for Choice
Katey Zeh, ReligiousCoalition for Reproductive Choice
Rabbi Kelly Levy, Congregation Beth Israel, Austin, Texas
Kenyetta Chinwe, Sister Song, SACRED

In Part 5 of Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie looks abroad for models of progress — and regress — when it comes to reproductive rights and abortion access. What are the trends and how does the U.S. now compare? We check in with the Center for Reproductive Rights to find out. Perhaps no region has seen more progress than Latin America. Human Rights lawyer and one of the founders of the Green Wave movement, Paula Ávila-Guillén, shares her experiences on the front lines of the decades-long fight for reproductive justice and what Americans can learn from our sisters to the South. We also hear from an activist in Mexico who is helping people across the border access abortion care they can no longer get in the United States. And academic, Lina-Maria Murillo gives us context for the unique relationship the United States and Mexico share when it comes to abortion access. There’s no denying the fact that many of the countries we are highlighting are largely conservative and Catholic. What does the progress these Catholic countries have made say about our own complicated assumptions about religion and abortion. We hear from several leaders of faith from a Jewish Rabbi to a Baptist Reverend and leaders from organizations like, Catholics for Choice and SACRED, about how they have worked reproductive rights and abortion access into their faith practice.
More information on this episode’s guests and resources
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://reproductiverights.org/">Center for Reproductive Rights</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.la-wec.org/">Women’s Equality Center</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/pauavilg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Paula Ávila-Guillén</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="http://www.laslibres.org.mx/en/">Las Libres</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://clas.uiowa.edu/gwss/people/lina-maria-murillo">Lina-Maria Murillo</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://prh.org/">Physicians for Reproductive Health</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/">Catholics for Choice</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://rcrc.org/">Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sacreddignity.org/">SACRED: A Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">Sister Song</a></li>
</ul>
Books and more:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520387416/when-abortion-was-a-crime">When Abortion Was a Crime</a>, by Leslie J. Reagan</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Complicated-Choice-Healing-Pro-Choice-Movement/dp/1506473490/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=">A Complicated Choice: Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement</a>, by Reverend Katey Zeh</li>
</ul>
Guests include:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/pauavilg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Paula Ávila-Guillén</a>, human rights lawyer, Green Wave activist</li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1">Veronica Cruz, founder of <a href="http://www.laslibres.org.mx/en/">Las Libres</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1">Leah Hoctor, senior regional director for Europe at the <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/">Center for Reproductive Rights</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://clas.uiowa.edu/gwss/people/lina-maria-murillo">Lina-Maria Murillo</a>, professor at Iowa focusing on reproductive rights along the borderlands</li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1">Jamie Manson, <a href="https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/">Catholics for Choice</a></li>
</ul>
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<li aria-level="1">Katey Zeh, <a href="https://rcrc.org/">Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Rabbi Kelly Levy, <a href="https://www.bethisrael.org/">Congregation Beth Israel</a>, Austin, Texas</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/phemsoul">Kenyetta Chinwe</a>, <a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">Sister Song</a>, <a href="https://www.sacreddignity.org/">SACRED</a></li>
</ul>

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The presidential election is in the homestretch right in time for a new season of “Next Question with Katie Couric." This season is for people who need a little perspective and insight, and award-winning journalist Katie Couric will bring in some friends to help out. 
 
Listeners will hear from some of the best minds in the business like Ezra Klein, Van Jones, Jen Psaki, Astead Herndon, Mark Cuban, and Chris Hayes. But Couric will also bring some fun to the conversation  with friends like Samantha Bee, Roy Wood Jr. and Evan Ross Katz. Plus, the show will take viewer questions – isn't that what democracy is all about after all? Power to the podcast for the people! 
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Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 5

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