WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

About this episode

Joan Esposito interviews Dr. Kristin Lyerly about her work and legal challenges regarding abortion laws in Wisconsin.

Joan Esposito is joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly , OB/GYN, former candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, and plaintiff in a lawsuit that challenged Wisconsin’s pre-Civil War abortion law. She talks about her work with Committee to Protect Health Care and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists .  Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal   Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joan Esposito

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Topics covered

• abortion law
• health care
• politics
• women's rights
• legal challenges

Keywords

• abortion
• Wisconsin
• health care
• politics
• Dr. Kristin Lyerly
• Congressional District
• lawsuit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Committee to Protect Health Care, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Places: Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District

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