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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard - Sept. 12th, 2024

By Tom Martin

Published September 12, 2024 at 10:55 AM EDT

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It is arguably the most sensitive social issue as the November 5 General Election nears: abortion and women's reproductive rights. Featured on this week’s edition of Eastern Standard: Laura Daley explores the history of the American anti-abortion movement with University of Oklahoma history professor Jennifer Holland. Carolyn Dupont hosts a conversation between two women from a Jessamine County congregation who hold opposing views on abortion. And John McGary reports on the scarcity of Ob-Gyn services in rural Kentucky.

Eastern Standard

Tom Martin

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.

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