Musicians for abortion rights redux
The young musicians taking on abortion rights in the United States and the '90s feminist rock stars who've been here before.
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Show Notes
When the annual Glastonbury music festival happened this year, performers openly criticized on stage the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, which happened that same week. It recalled a similar movement nearly 30 years earlier, when feminist rock groups started Rock for Choice and rallied a generation to fight for abortion access.
Today, the history of that movement — and whether it can happen again. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times music reporter Suzy Exposito
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