Mass Protests Erupt as Supreme Court Decimates Abortion Rights: Demand Biden Act Now!

<p>The Supreme Court – an unelected group of nine millionaires with &nbsp;lifetime appointments – have overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed &nbsp;the right to abortion at the federal level. Tens of thousands have been &nbsp;in the streets all over the country since the Dobbs &nbsp;decision was announced on Friday, and in the weeks prior to that in &nbsp;response to the draft decision leak. Biden called abortion “a &nbsp;fundamental right” in his speech Friday reacting to the decision, but &nbsp;has so far taken no action to restore this right. How can &nbsp;a militant women’s movement overcome the indifference and outright &nbsp;hostility of the political establishment towards abortion rights?</p> <p>In this special edition of The Socialist Program, we air&nbsp;two interviews &nbsp;from our video partner BreakThrough News from their live coverage just &nbsp;after the Dobbs decision came down.&nbsp;Hosts Eugene Puryear and Rania &nbsp;Khalek BT were joined by Kym Smith -- an organizer &nbsp;with the Party for Socialism and Liberation in South Carolina -- and &nbsp;Mara Verheyden-Hilliard -- a constitutional rights lawyer and executive &nbsp;director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=c4459a-1-1656416969423" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>