Abortion

The three-part series, The Network, from NPR and Latino USA traces a global movement that has helped millions of women to have safe abortions and the pill that has made it possible.

In November 2024, Missouri voters approved the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, which would legalize many abortions in the state. In the following months, judges and lawmakers have worked to block or overturn the initiative.

On today's show, we hear how Missouri state legislators are working on a new ballot measure that could overturn the legalization of some abortions in the state. We also consider summertime food safety. Plus, how a company based in the Czech Republic is trying to change how you ride with custom 3D printed cycling saddles.

A bill requiring public schools to screen a controversial video about human development hit a speed bump yesterday, as the proposal failed to get out of a committee yesterday.

The bill would require schools to show students a video depicting the development of a human embryo that critics say is biased and scientifically inaccurate.

A proposed bill in the Arkansas Legislature aims to require public school students to watch an animated video produced by an anti-abortion organization.

One of the most successful social-political movements in the second half of the American 20th century was the anti-abortion movement. Jennifer Holland writes about this movement in her book, “Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement". Holland is a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma and was a visiting speaker on the University of Arkansas campus. While in Arkansas, she came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio.

On today's show, we discuss President-Elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on three of America’s largest trading partners and how that will impact Arkansans. Also, an examination of one the most successful political campaigns of the past 50 years, the anti-abortion movement. Plus, a conversation with Becca Martin Brown about the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Opera.

A recent study shows the number of women in Arkansas seeking out abortions is slightly up from before the state's total abortion ban went into effect.

On today's show, we will not see an abortion amendment on the ballot today, but the topic is still front of mind for many Arkansans. Also, the first Lt. Governor of Minnesota talks about her new memoir about her professional and personal life. Plus, Randy Wilburn brings us a new edition of "I Am Northwest Arkansas".