{"product_id":"2940169496024","title":"Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn partnership with \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, Mimi Swartz's \"Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives\" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany Americans today feel they don't hold the reins to their own healthcare; for American women, healthcare is nothing less than a Trojan horse. With women's healthcare politicized more than ever, it's impossible not to wonder how we got to now. Mimi Swartz's \"Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives\" is a vital snapshot of this history for fans of Hulu's adaption of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e or listeners of the podcast, \"Pod Save America.\" Told with immense levity and grave understanding, this articleamp;mdash;available for the first time as an audio programamp;mdash;details a turning point in women's health care legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2011, Texas's state legislature went as far as any body of government has gone before in restricting women's reproductive rights. The legislature passed a sonogram lawamp;mdash;forcing women to have an invasive sonogram 24 hours before a scheduled abortionamp;mdash;and cut the family planning budget from $111.5 million to just $37.9 million. To explore this moment, Swartz dips into the nuances of Texas politics, from the gritty in-fighting of a one-party state to the fight between two of Texas's most powerful women: Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Nancy Brinker of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. What results is a portrait of a time and state that rings like a premonition for the future of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101890920688,"sku":"2940169496024","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169496024_p0.jpg?v=1763684376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169496024","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}