State Initiatives Restricting Abortion Access

State Initiatives Restricting Abortion Access

Two years after voters in South Dakota overturned a strict ban on abortion, a new measure on the November ballot could eventually reach the Supreme Court. A look at initiatives in South Dakota, Colorado and California that would limit a...

Two years after voters in South Dakota overturned a strict ban on abortion, a new measure on the November ballot could eventually reach the Supreme Court. A look at initiatives in South Dakota, Colorado and California that would limit a woman’s access to abortion. Diane and her guests will also discuss the American Psychological Association's report on abortion and mental health.

Guests

Stephanie Simon

staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

Brenda Major

psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Chair of the American Psychological Association's Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion

Marcia Greenberger

founder and co-president of the National Women's Law Center

Wanda Franz

president of the National Right to Life Committee and a developmental psychologist and professor emerita of child development in the division of Family and Consumer Sciences at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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