The Rabble Faves - "I had an abortion and I ain't sorry"

While The Rabble is on break, we are revisiting some of our favorite, most impactful, or most moving episodes. We love this episode because of the candid, vulnerable, eloquent story our guest Zoraima Palaez shared about her abortion. Plus, we go heart-eyes for Nancy Pelosi's visit to Austin and fangirl out over Rep. James Talarico's efforts to support "The Whole Student" so our kids can succeed not just in school but in life. Plus, we learn about ways to keep Texas mamas from dying in childbirth. Also... unicorn onesies! This episode originally aired on March 8, 2019.

THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Zoraima Palaez

https://twitter.com/ZoraimaPelaez

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LINKS WE MENTIONED:

Hillary Clinton Tweet

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1103067043048419329

Pelosi: Texas is ‘ground zero’ in 2020:

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190305/pelosi-texas-is-ground-zero-in-2020

House Speaker Pelosi Says Attempted Voter Purge In Texas Shows Need For Stronger Federal Protections:

https://www.kut.org/post/house-speaker-pelosi-says-attempted-voter-purge-texas-shows-need-stronger-federal-protections

Rep. James Talarico’s education package - The “Whole Student Agenda”:

https://www.facebook.com/RepTalarico/photos/pcb.2325877130797858/2325877080797863/?type=3&theater

Belinda George at Homer Drive Elementary School in Beaumont - “Tucked in Tuesdays.”

Her unicorn onesie!

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/us/iyw-principal-streams-bedtime-stories-trnd/index.html

Poor Maintenance Of Military Housing By Private Contractors Under Review:

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/701222680/shoddy-maintenance-of-military-housing-under-scrutiny-by-senate-military-leaders

Military Housing Issues Are Bigger Than Realized, Army Secretary Says: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700998372/military-housing-issues-are-bigger-than-realized-army-secretary-says

Fort Bliss holds town hall meeting on Military Housing issues:

https://www.kvia.com/news/top-stories/fort-bliss-to-hold-town-hall-meeting-on-military-housing-issues/1045218910

Fort Hood soldiers describe abysmal housing conditions:

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190221/fort-hood-soldiers-describe-abysmal-housing-conditions

Texas Tribune/TIME documentary: The American private prison industry, smugglers and cartels are cashing out big on the migration crisis:

https://bit.ly/2EVtB9x

Statistics on teen pregnancy in Texas:

http://txcampaign.org/repeat-teen-birth/

In Texas, abstinence-only programs may contribute to teen pregnancies:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/06/05/530922642/in-texas-abstinence-only-programs-may-contribute-to-teen-pregnancies

The Texas Freedom Network:

https://tfn.org/

The Trust. Respect. Access. Coalition:

https://trustrespectaccess.org/

The Afiya Center:

https://theafiyacenter.org/

The Lilith Fund:

https://www.lilithfund.org/

Black Mamas ATX:

https://www.facebook.com/BlackMamasATX