Ali Block
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first heard Sep 2023
last heard Oct 2023
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At the same time, the Nebraska legislature tried to pass a six week ban.
It failed, but they ultimately managed to pass a twelve week one, replacing the pre dub's twenty week limit.
So there were some wins and some losses.
Throughout it all, Emily said the community was where she found the light she needed to keep going.
So, how do we weigh the moral, emotional, and political costs of remaining silent while balancing the real fears and all too often real consequences of speaking out?
To look at this question from another angle, we talked to Caitlin Bernard, an OBGYN and abortion provider in Indianapolis.
Soon after the Dobbs decision, the fears that Emily Patel had about initially becoming involved in advocacy work became a reality for Caitlin when she found herself on the pointy end of the anti-abortion movement's political spearhead.
That's not the case for everyone, Caitlin acknowledges, but for her, it's just always made sense that way.
This ethos of community support
The question of how she could meaningfully contribute to those around her was what initially led Caitlin to medicine.
During her OBGYN fellowship in St.
Louis, she studied under longtime abortion advocate Colleen McNicholas.
And in between clinical rotations, she started going with Colleen to the Statehouse regularly to testify on pieces of legislation.
So that's what she did.
By 2019, Caitlin was living and working in Indianapolis.
That year, a proposal was brought to the legislature that would ban D ⁇ Es.
She went to the State House and testified against it.
At that point, there was only one other abortion provider who did DNE's in the state.
And both Caitlin and the ACLU lawyers were pretty sure he wasn't the type to testify.
Caitlin testified from her clinical perspective.
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