Episode 27: "The Only People It Really Affects Are The People It Hurts"

11/03/2021 30 min
Episode 27: "The Only People It Really Affects Are The People It Hurts"

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Episode Synopsis

Human Rights Watch and the ACLU of Illinois recently collaborated on a report - "The Only People It Really Affects Are the People It Hurts: The Human Rights Impacts of Parental Notice of Abortion in Illinois” -which concluded that PNA is dangerous for youth in the state, violates their human rights, and threatens their health and safety. We speak with Margaret Wurth from Human Rights Watch and Davina DiPaolo from ACLU of Illinois to discuss the report and why Illinois state legislators need to act swiftly to repeal this harmful law.