The Waves: The 10 Year Old Who Needed An Abortion

On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior editor of
Jurisprudence, Nicole Lewis is joined by Susan Matthews, Slate’s
executive editor and host of Slow Burn: Roe v. Wade. Earlier this
month, a story about a 10-year-old girl seeking an abortion after
she was raped went viral, and Nicole and Susan dive into how
themedia’s handedthe story, before questioning how news outlets
should handle the influx of first-person abortion narratives in a
post-Roe world.  In Slate Plus, is asking Vice President
Kamala Harris to not be so public-facing, feminist?   
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by
Shannon Palus, Daisy Rosario, and Alicia Montgomery.  Send
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