What Rick's Watching: Dobbs Fallout

On the two-year anniversary of the historic Dobbs Decision, guest Ryan Hamilton shares the experience he and his wife had, which Republicans continue to claim doesn’t exist: abortion laws endangering the life of a mother. Talking with host Rick Wilson, Ryan relays the harrowing experience of he and his wife losing their baby and the life-threatening circumstances they had to endure in the aftermath of archaic laws in Texas. You don’t want to miss this one.

David Pepper: Despite the strong majorities of Americans supporting reproductive freedom, abortion is generally banned in red, gerrymandered states—because the gerrymandering keeps those states from being representative democracies in the first place. They can pass unpopular laws and still face no accountability, so they do—keeping the far right happy.

PoliticsGirl joined the Strategy Session for some real talk. Convictions, elections, VP pick predictions, and the full-on BS GOP war on women. Leigh asks, "If we start talking about taking men's rights, you think they'll be discussing who to vote for based on the economy?" Ummm, nah. And somehow, this episode is a whole heap of hope, so catch up now!

David Pepper and Gevin Reynolds write, "Thanks to a toxic brew of partisan gerrymandering, intense voter suppression, dark money, and far too many uncontested races, many MAGA-controlled states have stopped resembling functioning democracies at all."

Teri Kanefield peers into the intersection of privacy rights, equal protection, and women's autonomy.