Today we're sharing an episode with you from our friends at Ritually, a Brazen Media podcast. Last year Nelufar had an abortion. The decision to terminate her pregnancy wasn’t difficult, but the process was. Though studies show abortion pills are safe and around 95-99% effective, in Nelufar’s case, they didn’t work. Shaken by her experiences seeking what should have been routine healthcare, Nelufar turns to full-spectrum doula Sara Bakr for rituals to help her heal from the trauma of medical gaslighting. At a farm and retreat center in the English countryside, Sara and the community who live a ..read more

Ways to support the show: Buy merch on TeePublic or Bonfire Make a one-time or monthly gift Share the show with a friend! Resources: I Need an A Online Abortion Resource Squad If/When/How’s Repro Legal Helpline and Repro Legal Defense Fund Find your local abortion fund Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a f ..read more

Ways to support the show: Buy merch on TeePublic or Bonfire Make a one-time or monthly gift Share the show with a friend! Past episodes referenced: Episode 15: How Anti-Abortion Doctors and Hospitals Put Pregnant People in Danger Episode 1: What Actually Happens During an Abortion? Episode 2: COVID-19 and the Divided States of Abortion Episode 3: The At-Home Abortion Revolution Resources: I Need an A Plan C Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a ..read more

Support the show! Check out our new merch on TeePublic, get a "say the word abortion" hat on Bonfire, or make a one-time or monthly gift. Guests: Jasmine Geonzon, researcher at Media Matters for America Steph Herold, MPH, researcher at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health Sources: Abortion Onscreen in 2022 — ANSIRH In the days after Roe's reversal, the top 5 US papers continue to miss key context about the dire revocation of abortion access — Media Matters How right-wing media reacted to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade — Media Matters Murdoch outlets disingenuously claim ..read more

Guest: Jessica Flaum, director of Abortion: Add to Cart. Support the show! Buy merch on TeePublic or Bonfire, or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo courtesy Abortion: Add to Cart. Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number. You ..read more

Guests: Nikki Lewis, birth mom and advocate Susan, adoptee and writer Gretchen Sisson, PhD, sociologist at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health Check out our new merch option—baseball caps! (This link is different from our regular merch store.) Support the show! Buy merch or donate. This episode is brought to you by OVID, an independent streaming service offering a huge collection of documentaries and contemporary world cinema. This month, OVID has released a special collection of hard-to-find documentaries chronicling the fight for abortion rights over the past fifty years, in the ..read more

Note: This episode states that abortion is banned in Louisiana. However, as of about 6pm on July 12, a court has blocked the state’s trigger ban, allowing abortion services to resume for now. Where are clinics open? Guttmacher: State abortion policies post-Roe I Need an A Abortion Finder Information about abortion pills Plan C Support independent clinics Keep Our Clinics West Alabama Women’s Center (staying open in AL) Desert Star Family Planning (staying open in AZ) Partners in Abortion Care (new clinic in MD) Whole Woman’s Health (moving from TX to NM) Red River Women’s Clinic (moving f ..read more

This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Reproductive Rights Reporting Fund. A written version of the story appears online and in print in The Nation: “What This Later-Abortion Story Tells Us About a Post-Roe Future.” Guests: Kristyn Smith, We Testify abortion storyteller Caroline Kitchener, political reporter for The Washington Post (Byron Calhoun says abortion is never necessary to save a mother’s life. He’s the only high-risk OB/GYN in central West Virginia.) Dr. Matthew Reeves, founder and executive director of Dupont Clinic Dr. Debra Stulberg, associat ..read more

Guest: Dr. Iman Alsaden, medical director of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Resources: Roe Fund (Oklahoma Abortion Fund) Abortion Finder I Need an A Aid Access Plan C If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline Digital Defense Fund guides for online safety and privacy National Abortion Federation hotline (abortion referrals and financial assistance) How to Show Up For Abortion Access by Alison Turkos Support the show! Buy merch or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Have an abortion story you wan ..read more

Co-moderated by ACCESS and Reproductive Transparency Now. Panelists: Dázon Dixon Diallo, MPH: Founder and President of SisterLove, the first women-centered HIV and sexual and reproductive health organization in the Southeast Aimee Registe, Esq.: Policy and Advocacy Program Manager at SisterLove Andrea Swartzendruber, PhD, MPH: Associate Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia and Co-Founder of CPC Map Danielle Lambert, PhD, MPH: Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistic ..read more