About this episode
First, thoughts on Trump's COVID diagnosis, the media's reaction, and whether the public's dogmatism on mask-wearing is backed by science. Then, we address the viral chart showing abortion rates drop during Democratic presidencies. It's easy to assume correlation proves causation, but the facts say otherwise. Today's Sponsor Car Shield has affordable protection plans that can save you thousands for a covered repair including computers, GPS, electronics, and more. Visit https://carshield.com and use code 'ALLIE' to save 10%! Today's Links WHO Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19, April 6, 2020 https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1274280/retrieve Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19, June 5, 2020 https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1279750/retrieve A Cluster Randomised Trial of Cloth Masks Compared With Medical Masks in Healthcare Workers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/?fbclid=IwAR003ePVBB7-siz3UeGON7zFj2YLTTIwPOgv4rIYTibXPQYGv68hDJb4a5g#__ffn_sectitle The Physiological Impact of Wearing an n95 Mask During Hemodialysis as a Precaution Against SARS in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15340662/ Masks Are Rare in Stockholm as Residents Debate the Pros and Cons of Its Non-Lockdown https://www.newstatesman.com/masks-rare-sweden-stockholm-no-lockdown ‘We See No Point in Wearing a Face Mask,’ Sweden’s Top Virus Expert Says as He Touts the Country’s Improving COVID Numbers https://fortune.com/2020/07/29/no-point-in-wearing-mask-sweden-covid/ Abortion Rates Fall During Democratic Administrations and Rise During Republican Ones https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abortion-rates-presidencies/ The U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Drop: Once Again, State Abortion Restrictions Are Not the Main Driver https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2019/09/us-abortion-rate-continues-drop-once-again-state-abortion-restrictions-are-not-main Changes in State Legislative Seats During the Obama Presidency https://ballotpedia.org/Changes_in_state_legislative_seats_during_the_Obama_presidency Americans Aren't Making Enough Babies to Replace Ourselves https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/americans-aren-t-making-enough-babies-replace-ourselves-n956931 Do Democrats Decrease Abortion Rates? https://slowtowrite.com/do-democrats-decrease-abortion-rates/ A Travesty in New York https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/new-york-state-reproductive-health-act-unjust-inhumane/ New York State Senate Passes Bill Permitting Abortions up to Birth https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-state-senate-passes-expansive-abortion-bill/ ‘Exceedingly Rare’ https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-times-story-late-term-abortions-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act/ Who Seeks Abortions at or After 20 Weeks? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1363/4521013 Live Action https://www.liveaction.org/ Kamala Harris’s Abortion Absolutism https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/kamala-harriss-abortion-absolutism/ The Fallacy of the Pro-Birth Argument https://gospelpatriot.com/home/the-fallacy-of-the-pro-birth-argument One Thing Red States Do Better Than Blue States https://www.huffpost.com/entry/giving-back-_n_3781505 ------ Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices