Birth control politics, Wisconsin housing stock

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A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills.
This Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 photo shows a one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills in Sacramento, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

A reproductive rights expert joins us to look at the potential impacts if the state legislature allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control directly to patients. Then, we talk to a Wisconsin urban planning professor about housing issues in the state.

Featured in this Show

  • How increasing access to birth control could impact reproductive health in Wisconsin

    The state assembly passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control directly to patients. A Wisconsin reproductive rights expert joins us to look at what impact that could have in the state and the political appetite for contraception with an abortion ban in place.

  • Updates on Wisconsin's housing market

    Wisconsinites sold more than 20 percent fewer homes in May than the same time last year, according to the latest data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association. And median home prices remain at record highs. WE talk with a UW-Madison Urban Planning professor about the latest on the state’s housing market.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Alisa Von Hagel Guest
  • Kurt Paulsen Guest

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