Sen. Kelda Roys talks medical abortion and yesterday’s reintroduction of a bill to repeal the state’s abortion ban. We speak with a Univeristy of Wisconsin Oshkosh medical anthropologist and director of the Hmong Studies Program about diabetes and healthcare in the Hmong community.
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Future health care policy with Sen. Kelda Roys
Legislative Republican leadership is divided over whether to take up a bill that would create exceptions in Wisconsin’s near-total ban on abortions. We talk with the Democratic state senator on the powerful finance committee about the future of abortion access in Wisconsin and budget priorities.
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Conversation with the director of the Hmong Studies Program at UW-Oshkosh
We talk with a medical anthropologist about how trauma can affect health in immigrant communities and the medical care people receive. And we discuss what she hopes to accomplish as the director of the Hmong Studies Program at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, a position that Hmong American students advocated for.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Royce Podeszwa Producer
- Joe Tarr Producer
- Maria Lopez Technical Director
- Kelda Roys Guest
- Mai See Thao Guest
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