Episode description

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).

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Show Notes

Rep. Barbara Lee
Instagram, Twitter, Congress details
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power
Rep. Barbara Lee Pays Tribute to Her 'Mentor and Friend' Shirley Chisholm (Elle) 
Column: California isn’t sending a Black woman to the Senate. But Barbara Lee won anyway (LATimes) 

Florida Abortion
votesaveamerica.com/fuckbans
“Shut Up, Bill Ackman” w. Rep. Anna Eskamani
Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect (WaPo 4/1)
Florida Supreme Court Allows Abortion & Marijuana Initiatives To Remain On The Ballot (Meidas Touch)

Basketball
Iowa-LSU was most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, ESPN says (WaPo 4/2)
The 10 most-watched NCAA women’s basketball games (Sports Media Watch) 
Iowa-LSU women’s NCAA basketball game sets ratings record (CNN)
FanDuel says Iowa-LSU game was its biggest betting event of all time for women’s sports (CNBC)
Commentary: UCLA-LSU is America’s sweethearts vs. its basketball villains (LATimes 3/29, before the correction) (after the correction)
L.A. Times columnist apologizes for piece characterizing LSU players as 'dirty debutantes' (Fox Sports 4/2)
LSU coach Kim Mulkey criticized the column
LSU's Angel Reese opens up about dealing with hateful speech, death threats: 'I've been through so much' (Yahoo! Sports)

Dr. Heather
Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says (NYT 4/1)
The 2020 NYT Investigation