Investigations; Public Advocate Candidates Debate Recap; 'Late-Term'; Medicine & Race

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 7, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter and host of the Trump, Inc. podcast at WNYC, talks about the latest on investigations into the Trump campaign and the Trump inauguration;
  • Errol Louis, political anchor of NY1 News and host of Inside City Hall, recaps the first official debate in the special election for NYC public advocate;
  • Irin Carmon, senior correspondent at New York Magazine, contributor at CNN and co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Jennifer Gunter break down the misconceptions about abortions that occur after the 21st week of pregnancy from legal and medical standpoint
  • Aletha Maybank, physician, NYC Health Department deputy commissioner and founding director of its Center for Health Equity, talks about race and racism in  medicine, after racist photos were found on Virginia Gov. Northam's medical school yearbook page.

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