Louisiana is Ground Zero for Voting Rights, Abortion Pill Access

About this episode

The episode discusses how the struggle for voting rights in Louisiana is intertwined with the fight for abortion access and the preservation of Black political power.

Louisiana shows how the fight to erase Black political power is wrapped up in the fight to upend abortion access.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessica Mason Pieklo, Imani Gandy

Topics covered

• voting rights
• abortion access
• Black political power
• Louisiana
• political fight

Keywords

• Louisiana
• voting rights
• abortion access
• Black political power
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Louisiana

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