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Reactions to Roe v. Wade reversal

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 24, 2022

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Gracie Skogman, legislative director for the anti-abortion advocacy group Wisconsin Right to Life, and Tanya Atkinson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, weigh in on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of constitutional protection for abortion.

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