Abortion Policies in Texas Affecting Areas Across the Border
I listened to "Cross-Border Abortion Care" from Latino USA. The program was hosted by Maria Hinojosa and featured co-host Jamilah King. This segment also featured Lina-Maria Murillo, an assistant professor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies and History at the University of Iowa, and Veronica Martinez, a journalist covering gender and immigration. This program aired on September 28, 2021 but I am listening to it on October 25, 2021. While listening to this program I learned about the policies on abortion that were made in Texas as well as how Americans and Mexicans are reacting. Some things I liked about the program were that the women in this podcast did not really hold back how they felt about the injustices that they face as a result of these laws. They exercised their right to free speech to speak on a controversial topic. One thing I did not like about the program was the part where they said that "Anti-abortion laws are increas...