Description
Katie’s special series, Abortion: The Body Politic, has wrapped, but we wanted to give the very last word to a special group of people — people who have had abortions. These first-person stories reveal the lengths people have always had to go through to get an abortion — enduring unnecessary waiting periods, lengthy travel, parental consent needs, manipulative partners, unsupportive family members, shame, guilt, and more. These abortion stories span decades, cultures, race, faiths and gender. They reveal how common abortion is and yet how consistently stigmatized. This episode is dedicated to abortion storytellers everywhere whose voices and personal experience help normalize abortion for all. This episode includes stories from Busy Philipps, Gloria Steinem, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and more.
More about the organizations mentioned in this podcast:
We Testify
Shout Your Abortion
Physicians for Reproductive Health
ReproAction
Action items:
How to find, contact, and donate to your local abortion fund
Learn about abortion laws in your state
How to get abortion pills in any state
How to share your abortion story [Also, We Testfy]
Support reproductive justice organizations, like Sister Song and Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights
Check out Vote Save America about how to take action at the ballot.
Follow all the organizations and people featured in this series!
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