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add'l reading:

Hospital system outcomes in Texas:
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston

George's coffee table:

https://bittersoutherner.com/magazine

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Prof. Liz Sepper joins us to talk state of play on reproductive rights (remember those?), we do the needful on Graham Platner, and the Trump Administration prepares to Thanos SNAP.

add'l reading:

Hospital system outcomes in Texas:
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston

George's coffee table:

https://bittersoutherner.com/magazine