For three decades, Kate Michelman has been on the front lines of the abortion debate in America. In 1970, she was a young mother of three when her husband abandoned her, leaving her pregnant, jobless, and scared.
In those days before Roe v. Wade, Michelman had an abortion, and then vowed to spend her life fighting for women’s reproductive rights.
Since 1985, Michelman has led America’s most powerful pro-choice lobby group. Now, she says, a whole generation of young people has no idea what life was like before the Supreme Court ruling, or how their freedom to choose is threatened today.
She’s says she’s gearing up for the biggest fight of her life, trying to keep the Republicans from outlawing abortion.
Guests:
Kate Michelman, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America