Florida Abortion Rights in Retrograde w. Rep. Barbara Lee

<p>Florida’s Supreme Court enacted a six-week abortion ban — but there’s a chance to protect reproductive rights in the Sunshine State in November; the NCAA women’s basketball championships are RIVETING; and, Dr. Heather Irobunda joins to discuss an announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding consent for “sensitive” procedures like pelvis and prostate exams. Then, Rep. Barbara Lee comes on to talk about her history of fighting for progressive policy, 2024 voter turnout, and being portrayed on TV in Netflix’s “Shirley.” Finally, Sani-Petty (Mercury is in retrograde again).</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/Lfz0HZu4114">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><p><strong>Rep. Barbara Lee</strong><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/BarbaraLeeforCA/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraLeeForCA">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Members/L000551">Congress details</a><br /><a href="https://lee.house.gov/about/biography?1">Congresswoman Barbara Lee</a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Lee-Speaking-Truth-Power/dp/B09FMSJB5Y">Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power</a><br />Rep. Barbara Lee Pays Tribute to Her 'Mentor and Friend' Shirley Chisholm (<a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a60269747/shirley-chisholm-barbara-lee-essay/">Elle</a>) <br />Column: California isn’t sending a Black woman to the Senate. But Barbara Lee won anyway (<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-10/barbara-lee-senate-2024-primary-election-black-woman-california">LATimes</a>) </p><p> </p><p><strong>Florida Abortion</strong><br /><a href="http://votesaveamerica.com/fuckbans">votesaveamerica.com/fuckbans</a><br /><a href="https://crooked.com/podcast/shut-up-bill-ackman-w-rep-anna-eskamani/">“Shut Up, Bill Ackman” w. Rep. Anna Eskamani</a><br />Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/01/abortion-florida-supreme-court-ballot/">WaPo 4/1</a>)<br />Florida Supreme Court Allows Abortion &amp; Marijuana Initiatives To Remain On The Ballot (<a href="https://meidastouch.com/news/florida-supreme-court-allows-abortion-marijuana-initiatives-to-remain-on-the-ballot">Meidas Touch</a>)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Basketball</strong><br />Iowa-LSU was most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, ESPN says (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/02/iowa-lsu-tv-ratings/">WaPo 4/2</a>)<br />The 10 most-watched NCAA women’s basketball games (<a href="https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/04/most-watched-ncaa-womens-basketball-games-iowa-lsu-caitlin-clark-cheryl-miller/">Sports Media Watch</a>) <br />Iowa-LSU women’s NCAA basketball game sets ratings record (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/business/lsu-women-basketball-game-ratings/index.html">CNN</a>)<br />FanDuel says Iowa-LSU game was its biggest betting event of all time for women’s sports (<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/fanduel-iowa-lsu-game-was-biggest-betting-event-for-womens-sports.html">CNBC</a>)<br />Commentary: UCLA-LSU is America’s sweethearts vs. its basketball villains (<a href="https://archive.is/fk1Tx#selection-1709.0-1709.73">LATimes 3/29, before the correction</a>) (<a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2024-03-29/ucla-lsu-america-sweethearts-versus-basketball-villains">after the correction</a>)<br />L.A. Times columnist apologizes for piece characterizing LSU players as 'dirty debutantes' (<a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/l-a-times-columnist-apologizes-for-piece-characterizing-lsu-players-as-dirty-debutantes">Fox Sports 4/2</a>)<br />LSU coach Kim Mulkey <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/womens-college-basketball/newspaper-edits-column-after-lsu-coach-kim-mulkey-blasts-it-as-sexist">criticized the column</a><br />LSU's Angel Reese opens up about dealing with hateful speech, death threats: 'I've been through so much' (<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/lsus-angel-reese-opens-up-about-dealing-with-hateful-speech-death-threats-ive-been-through-so-much-041431765.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHLlCYZ2TdllNoG3LhND1KaifRdXWm3-S1399I-a9PZHZVTzKUDzaCJNfjT8NHfZ5YaBe6iJTPyaQ9hBZl9FT61P7Y28iJHGVh4Z27xZh3FK97wPsbGENW31GaoNnoA8ZvjpnOZqxeNn-cJl7T_KZR_pTkJHqsFXfcQ6Zgyxv6x3">Yahoo! Sports</a>)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://linkin.bio/drheatherirobundamd/"><strong>Dr. Heather</strong></a><br />Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/health/pelvic-exam-consent-unconcious.html">NYT 4/1</a><strong>)</strong><br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/health/pelvic-medical-exam-unconscious.html">The 2020 NYT Investigation</a></p>