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Kristan Hawkins on How Students Are Ready to Lead the Way on Life Jun 30, 2022

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Kristan Hawkins has been preparing for a post-Roe America for 16 years. For her, the Supreme Court decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade was surreal.

Hawkins leads the pro-life organization Students for Life, which seeks to educate young Americans on the issue of abortion.

Waking up Saturday, Hawkins estimated "over 400 children ... would be spared" already that morning because the high court had overruled its 1973 decision legalizing abortion across the nation.

She joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to discuss the future of the pro-life movement and how students can be a voice for society's most vulnerable population.

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Welcome to Post-Roe America. Now, the Real Work Begins. Jun 28, 2022

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Roe v. Wade is history. After nearly 50 years and 63 million lives lost, the Supreme Court has ruled that there’s no constitutional right to abortion. But now, the true work of the pro-life movement is beginning.

It’s now up to the American people and their elected state leaders whether or not they will be a voice for those who have none. Already, 26 states have put laws in place to protect babies in the womb.

More women facing unplanned pregnancies are going to need physical and emotional support. Pregnancy help centers will require increased resources to meet the needs of their communities. The good news is that the pro-life movement is ready.

On today’s edition of the “Problematic Women” podcast, we break down some of the ways the pro-life community can put their beliefs into action and help women and girls.

Also on today’s show, we take some time to celebrate the historic nature of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe.

Plus, we debunk some of the lies being spread by the pro-abortion movement about what happens next, and as always, we crown our "Problematic Woman of the Week.”

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Daily Signal Podcast: She Had an Abortion. Why She's Glad Roe Was Overturned. Jun 25, 2022

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Roe v. Wade has been overturned. This weekend, Problematic Women is sharing an episode of The Daily Signal Podcast where Virginia Allen interviews Cathy Harris.

When she was 17, Cathy Harris had an abortion.

After her abortion, Harris says she felt "immediate regret, immediate just grief that fell upon me."

"I wasn't really sure what to do with it, where to put it," she recalls. "A lot of people, friends of mine had continued to tell me that's not a baby, just get over it, move on and I couldn't."

It took a long time to heal from her abortion, but eventually Harris began sharing her story, and became a leader in the pro-life movement. She shared her story by writing the book "Created to Live: Becoming the Answer for an Abortion-Free Community."

Harris joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and what the decision means for the pro-life movement.

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On 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Biden Seeks to Undo Protections for Women Jun 23, 2022

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It's been 50 years since the U.S. government acted to ensure equal educational opportunities for girls and women through Title IX.

Since put in place as education amendments in 1972, Title IX has prohibited sex-based discrimination in education programs, including competitive sports.

Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

But the Biden administration is working to undo these very protections by redefining “sex” to include gender identity. If the far left succeeds in changing the definition of sex, Title IX would lose its power to protect women because men who identify as women would have greater access to compete on female sports teams and use women’s bathrooms and locker rooms.

On today’s edition of "Problematic Women," Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Sarah Parshall Perry explains the fight to protect Title IX from this radical agenda.

Also on today’s show, we still await some big rulings from the Supreme Court, but this week it released one significant decision on school choice. We tell you what you need to know.

Plus, Disney ruins another movie with its radical agenda. And as always, we’ll crown our Problematic Woman of the Week.

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What It's Like to Be on a Puberty Blocker Jun 16, 2022

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On this week's edition of the "Problematic Women" podcast, Gloria Taylor joins us to discuss her experience taking a drug that is sometimes used as a puberty blocker for minors: Lupron.

Taylor, a senior communications manager at The Heritage Foundation, started getting injections of Lupron after being diagnosed with breast cancer. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) She talks about the side effects--which range from depressed feelings to physical pain—and how stunned she was to learn that minors without cancer were being given this same drug.

We also talk about a new Heritage Foundation study that looks at transgender treatment for minors and suicide rates with Marguerite Bowling, a senior communications manager at The Heritage Foundation. And are you having trouble finding tampons at the store? You’re not alone. We'll talk about the latest crisis in the supply chain shortage. And as always, we crown our problematic woman of the week.

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Betsy DeVos on Why Student Debt Cancellation Is ‘Not Fair’ Jun 14, 2022

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Roughly 45 million Americans owe a combined total of $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. If that were distributed evenly among the borrowers, each would owe close to $38,000. Over the past two years, the federal government has paused collection of student loan payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some Americans contend the government should forgive student loan debt outright.

But what would canceling a $1.7 trillion bill mean for the American people?

“When we talk about this notion of forgiving student loans, what we’re really talking about is benefiting those who don’t necessarily need it,” Betsy DeVos, a former secretary of education, says. “And the ones who are going to be ultimately paying for it are those who’ve never attended college.”

DeVos joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain how the Biden administration should—and should not—address rising student loan debt. She also addresses increasing concerns over the far left’s influence on education.

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We Can’t Find Baby Formula But We Can Define a Woman Jun 09, 2022

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On this week’s "Problematic Women" podcast, we discuss the new documentary from The Daily Wire, “What Is a Woman?” We also review what’s behind the Biden administration’s baby formula shortage, which is still ongoing, and one of our co-hosts' appearance at the Turning Point USA Young Women’s Leadership Summit. Finally, we’ll break down the Women’s Bill of Rights, a project of the Independent Women's Forum, the recent winner of the Heritage Innovation Prize. Guest Hadley Heath Manning, vice president for policy at Independent Women’s Forum, joins us for the show.

And as always, we’ll be crowning our problematic woman of the week!

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Debunking Pro-Abortion Claims, Transgender Barbie, and Life Post-Roe Jun 02, 2022

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Up on today’s Problematic Women — Mattel has designed a first transgender Barbie. We tell you what you need to know.

Plus, abortion activists think a lot of things are going to happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned, including the claim that women will die. Is it true? Virginia and Lauren bring in a legal expert to address the pro-abortion activists' claims. Watch that segment here.

We also explain what will happen in your state if Roe is overturned. And as always, we’ll be crowning our Problematic Woman of the Week!

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Is Political Left Waking Up to Harms of Transgender Craze? May 26, 2022

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Up on today’s Problematic Women — We take some time to look back and remember former school shootings, and pause to mourn with the people of Uvalde, Texas.

Plus, we bring you a couple of newsworthy viral videos of the week, and discuss how moderates and the center left might be waking up to the harms of gender identity ideology.

And as always, we’ll be crowning our Problematic Woman of the Week!

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Priscilla Hurley on Surviving Abortion Attempt, Having 2 Abortions Herself May 24, 2022

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Priscilla Hurley was first exposed to abortion while she was still in her mother's womb. She survived an abortion when her mother was four months pregnant. As a young woman, Hurley had two abortions herself before she began working at an abortion clinic.

“[I]n a really twisted way, I was trying to help women,” Hurley says of her time working at the clinic. '

Hurley’s journey to the pro-life movement began after a near-death experience in a car crash and coming to faith in Christ.

Today, she is a pro-life speaker and community support specialist for the Abortion Survivors Network. Hurley joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to share her personal story and explain how she is helping fellow abortion survivors work through their own trauma.

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