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Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana, broadcasting the second Thursday of every month as part of the Local News at 5:15 PM. This month we interview Indiana State Senator Shelli Yoder to talk about what the legislature has been doing regarding healthcare in Indiana, and especially contraception and …

Indiana State Senator Shelli Yoder was approached by a woman and her husband while out at dinner. The couple had recently lost their baby to stillbirth. The woman never thought about the conversations in Indianapolis regarding a statewide abortion ban until then. But when she needed care quickly, she realized that Indiana’s abortion ban impacted the quality-of-care mothers like herself …

In September 2022, Indiana passed Senate Bill 1, which banned abortion in all circumstances except for rape and incest up to 10 weeks post-fertilization, and serious fetal anomalies or health risks to the mother’s life up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. The bill also eliminates all abortion clinics in the state and requires all abortions to be performed in a licensed …

Reproductive health care resources are still available in the right places for Hoosiers in need, despite the current instability as Indiana Legislature became the first in the nation to pass an abortion ban responsive to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade this past June.   Symone Bailey, an 18 year old first year student at community college in …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, June 30th, 2022. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from the latest edition of Bring It On – Indiana’s only weekly radio program committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 29th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young continues his conversation with Dr. Jennifer Drobac, Professor of Law at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University, about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, June 28th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young spoke with Dr. Jennifer Drobac, Professor of Law at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University, about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 27th, 2022. Later in the program, Indiana University hosted a panel of legal experts in light of the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, protesters gathered for a demonstration and march in support of abortion rights. …

Bloomington protesters gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse on Monday to “defend Roe v. Wade” and “demand legal, free, accessible reproductive healthcare for all.” The demonstration comes after a leak surfaced of an early Supreme Court ruling that has the potential to overturn the landmark case legalizing abortion nationwide. Ashley Culbertson, a protester and organizer with the Party for Socialism …

Host, Maria Auxi, interviews our guest Jocelyn Euceda.  Jocelyn is the intern with All Options- a Pregnancy Resources Center.  Find out about the resources they offer as well as the opportunities they have for you to get involved!   Locutora, Maria Auxi, entrevista a nuestra invitada Jocelyn Euceda. Jocelyn es la intern de All Options, un Centro de Recursos para …