About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing violent rhetoric against women's rights and freedoms, featuring insights from Courtney Hagle.

Across the spectrum, there are escalating attacks on women’s rights and freedoms, including attacks on the abortion pill, birth control, women’s suffrage, no fault divorce, higher education, and more. Courtney Hagle, Research Director at Media Matters for America, sits down to talk with us about the not new, but increasingly violent, rhetoric against women. Attacks on abortion, birth control, sex education, and the LGBTQI+ community—both rhetorically and politically—have been increasing drast...

People in this episode

Host: Jennie Wetter

Guest: Courtney Hagle

Topics covered

• women's rights
• abortion
• birth control
• sex education
• LGBTQI+ community
• violent rhetoric

Keywords

• women's rights
• abortion pill
• birth control
• higher education
• no fault divorce
• LGBTQI+

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Media Matters for America

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