<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The US faces a pivotal election on November 5. Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned by a conservative-led Supreme Court, abortion access and women’s reproductive rights are shaping the presidential race. Also on the ballot are every seat in the House of Representatives and about a third of the Senate.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In this episode of Now You Know, we speak with Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB/GYN specialising in reproductive health and a candidate for the House. She discusses the ongoing struggle for reproductive freedom in a divided country.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Kristin Lyerly,&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a href="https://x.com/KristinLyerly"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristin_for_wisconsin/?hl=en"&gt;IG&lt;/a&gt;), OB/GYN Physician | Candidate for US Representative&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Ruby Zaman, Zaina Badr, and our Host, Samantha Johnson. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Our sound designer is Joe Plourde. Our video editor is Catherine Hallinan. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Jo de Frias is Now You Know’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;@AJEPodcasts on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt;Instagram, &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@ajepodcasts"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTxNCl3jdgd7ZAcZkBrQdRH0&amp;amp;si=ASC-iSWKpqZVpnmn"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Now You Know

Al Jazeera

Will abortion access decide the US election?

NOV 4, 202420 MIN
Now You Know

Will abortion access decide the US election?

NOV 4, 202420 MIN

Description

The US faces a pivotal election on November 5. Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned by a conservative-led Supreme Court, abortion access and women’s reproductive rights are shaping the presidential race. Also on the ballot are every seat in the House of Representatives and about a third of the Senate.

In this episode of Now You Know, we speak with Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB/GYN specialising in reproductive health and a candidate for the House. She discusses the ongoing struggle for reproductive freedom in a divided country.

In this episode:

  • Dr. Kristin Lyerly, (X and IG), OB/GYN Physician | Candidate for US Representative

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Ruby Zaman, Zaina Badr, and our Host, Samantha Johnson. 

Our sound designer is Joe Plourde. Our video editor is Catherine Hallinan. 

Jo de Frias is Now You Know’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube