We Need More than Roe: Why 1973 Legal Protections Are Way Too Little Way Too Late

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams explain why restoring the reproductive rights protections of Roe v. Wade is about as useful as reinstituting the 1973 minimum wage: woefully insufficient and downright ridiculous. Using the modern experience of inflation and stagnant wages, Kelley and Terry talk about what a truly thriving future looks like for Ohioans — both in their pocketbooks and their reproductive health experiences. Listen along as everything from BIPOC health equity to Appalachian Abortion access get explored through the lens what a flourishing future could and should look like if our politics weren’t mired in fighting for merely a return to 50-year-old standards of reproductive health, rights, and justice.

Links to discussed content:

• Biden pledges to push bill codifying abortion rights if Democrats expand ranks: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/biden-abortion-midterm-elections-dnc/

• Inflation Has Turned $15 an Hour Wages Into a Setback: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-17/inflation-has-turned-15-an-hour-wages-into-a-setback

• Cunt: A Declaration of Independence by Inga Muscio: www.sealpress.com/titles/inga-muscio/cunt-20th-anniversary-edition/9781580058391/
• Genesis 3: The story of God cursing Eve: https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Genesis+3
• Dow Falls 300 Points Despite Strong Jobs Report As Rates Surge On Recession Fears: www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2022/06/03/stocks-fall-despite-strong-jobs-report-as-rates-surge-on-recession-fears/?sh=75f6bf1f21a4

Music by Korbin Jones