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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Citations:

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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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1. Levis, Kenneth I, director. The Narcotics Farm, Vimeo, 2014, https://vimeo.com/97168417. Accessed 11 Mar. 2022.

2. Kang-Brown J, Montagnet C, Heiss J. People in Jail and Prison in 2020. New York: Vera Institute of Justice. https://www.vera.org/publications/people-in-jail-and-prison-in-spring-2021 Published June 2021. Accessed August 28, 2021.

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[TW: miscarriage and infertility.] 10-20% of known pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage. So why is no one in healthcare talking about supporting women through it?

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Funeral leave. United States Department of Labor. https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/funeral-leave. Accessed September 10, 2021.

Tveten J. When it comes to bereavement leave, the U.S. is unspeakably cruel. https://www.salon.com/2019/09/30/when-it-comes-to-bereavement-leave-the-u-s-is-unspeakably-cruel_partner/. Published August 12, 2020. Accessed September 17, 2021.

Wamsley L. New Zealand approves paid leave after a miscarriage. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/981309826/new-zealand-approves-paid-leave-after-a-miscarriage. Published March 25, 2021. Accessed September 17, 2021.

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