The Fifth Circuit Just Took Us One Step Closer to Ending Birth Control Access
Podcast: Boom! LawyeredPublished On: Fri Mar 15 2024
Description: This week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Deanda v. Becerra, which challenges teens’ ability to access birth control without parental consent. The Fifth Circuit, unsurprisingly, ruled in favor of Deanda, upending four decades of federal precedent.Jess and Imani break down the appeals court’s decision and why the ruling is a ticking time bomb for Title X in other states, too.Rewire News Group is a nonprofit media organization, which means Boom! Lawyered is only made possible with the support of listeners like you! If you can, please join our team by donating here.And sign up for The Fallout, a weekly newsletter written by Jess that’s exclusively dedicated to covering every aspect of this unprecedented moment.
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