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Moving in reverse: restrictions on reproductive care mirror bygone era

With Connecticut State Representative Matthew S. Blumenthal (right), Ct. State Reps. Jillian Gilchrest (second from right) hugs Aimee Berger-Girvalo after a bill signing ceremony that extended legal protections to out-of-state health-care providers and abortion patients.
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FILE, 2022: Ct. State Reps. Jillian Gilchrest (second from right) hugs Aimee Berger-Girvalo after a bill signing ceremony that extended legal protections to out-of-state health-care providers and abortion patients.

Reproductive rights aren’t just at stake in states like Louisiana and Texas. They’re targeted—even in a so-called safe harbor Connecticut–by some lawmakers.

Today on The Wheelhouse, what might the landscape surrounding reproductive care look like after November’s elections?

And looking back, we’ll examine Connecticut’s complicated history with reproductive rights.

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Frankie Graziano is the host of 'The Wheelhouse,' focusing on how local and national politics impact the people of Connecticut.
Chloe is a producer for The Wheelhouse and Where We Live at Connecticut Public. She's also the host and a producer of the narrative podcast 'Generation Gilmore Girls.' Before that, she produced and reported for VPM and Story Mechanics on the investigative podcast 'Admissible: Shreds of Evidence.' She earned her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021. Reach her at cwynne@ctpublic.org.
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