Since Kentucky's trigger ban went into effect in June, abortion access has been critically jeopardized. So what was actually in that law? What is illegal now? And how do we take action from here?

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"It's okay to talk about sex! It's okay to think about sex! It's okay to want to have sex, but sex can wait!"

For years, the state has only required our schools to teach teens about sexual abstinence - not contraception, consent, or safety. In this episode, we'll explore the consequences of keeping young people in the dark.

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From experimenting on people who were bribed with heroin to withholding life-saving addiction treatment, our criminal justice system has failed incarcerated people with addiction disorders. Some leaders in our detention facilities are trying to change that.

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