Alice Miranda Ollstein — Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health - with Eugene Daniels — at Conn Ave
Alice Miranda Ollstein presents *Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health*, a reported examination of how the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn *Roe v. Wade* has affected the broader U.S. health-care system. Her reporting explores the consequences of abortion restrictions for patients and medical professionals, including delayed or denied care, disruptions to contraception and IVF, medical-research impacts, hospital staffing challenges, longer wait times, and complications in managing chronic illnesses.
Ollstein, *Politico*’s senior health-care reporter, draws on years of reporting from across the country and the experiences of patients, physicians, researchers, and pharmacists. She will discuss the book with Eugene Daniels, an MS NOW senior Washington reporter, co-anchor of “The Weekend,” and co-host of the podcast “Clock It with Symone & Eugene.”
When: Saturday, November 21, 2026
Showtime: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Format: In-person conversation with Alice Miranda Ollstein and Eugene Daniels; a livestream option is also listed on the event page.
Lineup: Alice Miranda Ollstein, senior health-care reporter for *Politico*, in conversation with Eugene Daniels, MS NOW senior Washington reporter and co-anchor of “The Weekend.”
About the author: Ollstein’s work has appeared in *The Atlantic*, *La Opinión*, and *Talking Points Memo*. She was named one of the New Media Alliance’s “Rising Stars” under thirty in 2017 and received an Association of Health Care Journalists Fellowship. She lives in Washington, DC.
About the moderator: Daniels has interviewed political leaders and policy experts throughout his career and has covered midterm elections, the Democratic presidential primary, and general elections through print, video, podcasts, and live events. He was among the reporters who interviewed former Vice President Kamala Harris during her 2024 presidential campaign.
Book: *Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone’s Health* is a hardcover published October 27, 2026. The event page lists the book at $29.99.
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