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'The Fall of Roe' looks at players in anti-abortion movement

Season 2024 Episode 165 | 7m 43s

In the two years since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, conservative lawmakers and activists have continued efforts to roll back access to abortion, contraception and in vitro fertilization. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias, authors of “The Fall of Roe," to discuss the key players in the decades-long movement and what may be next.

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