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As the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization approaches, it seems unlikely that Gov. John Bel Edwards will veto two bills passed by the state legislature that would enforce some of the harshest abortion bans in the country. Capitol Access reporter Paul Braun gives us the latest updates on the backlash the bills have received from women’s health advocates, pro-choice legislators and the Biden administration.

In the second episode of Banned: The Mississippi Case To End Roe V. Wade, WWNO/WRKF public health reporter Rosemary Westwood visited Jackson Women’s Health Organization, often called the Pink House, to find out more about the clinic that’s suing Mississippi over the state’s 15-week abortion ban. You can subscribe to the podcast and listen to all seven episodes on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and at bannedpodcast.org. Banned was produced by the WWNO/WRKF newsroom in collaboration with PRX.

Lastly, New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty provides us with a reflection on family food memories for Father's Day, and what endures through change, in this week’s edition of Where Y’Eat.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Patrick Madden. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 

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