Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams address recent developments in mifepristone availability due to corporate posturing, connecting the unstable nature of capitalist healthcare with the popularity of self-managed abortion. Using daylight savings time as a study on how unpopular policies stay put when corporate interests hold sway, Kelley and Terry talk about how self-managing abortions can help patients take back some control over their own lives in ways the modern healthcare system simply doesn’t offer to many groups of people.   Links to Discussed Content:  Walgreens w ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams explain what’s up with the abortion ballot initiative in Ohio, connecting the dots between reproductive freedom and a world of restorative and transformative justice possibilities. Examining the ballot initiative through a faith-rooted lens, Kelley and Terry talk about why the broad, inclusive nature of the very simple amendment to Ohio’s constitution — one that recognizes rights to contraception, fertility treatment, continuing pregnancy, miscarriage care, and abortion — could bring much-needed relief to a whole lot of Ohioans ..read more

In this latest episode, Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams discuss medication abortion from top to bottom, detailing why two little pills — mifepristone and misoprostol — have been such a blessing to so many abortion seekers. Exploring both the deep history and also the uncertain future of mifepristone, Kelley and Terry detail why medication abortion has made abortion care safer than other self-managed options from 50 years ago and how the repro community is preparing for legislative and judicial attacks on the availability of abortion pills. Links to discussed content: A Trump-ap ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams take a long look at mutual aid and community care in light of the systemic uncertainty that is Ohio’s current abortion legislation landscape.  Kelley and Terry articulate why compassion and direct action will always be a part of the fight for reproductive freedom no matter what legislative, electoral, or institutional battles are fought and won for abortion seekers in this post-Roe era. Links to discussed content:  NEWS: Abortion rights, in-fighting and Democratic power -- what Jason Stephens’ rise to power means:  www.cleveland.co ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams close out the year with an episode jam-packed full of resources for all of our justice-minded listeners. With a show notes section filled to the brim with books, audio articles, and even app recommendations, Kelley and Terry want to make sure you have all the best faithfully pro-choice info heading into 2023 and beyond! Links to Discussed Content Kelley's Suggestions: Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown: https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html Grievers, adrienne maree brown: https://www.akpress.org/grievers.html Storygraph:&nb ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams put the whole year in perspective with a look back at all the exciting new work Faith Choice Ohio has been up to in 2022. From implementing an organizational name change, hosting our first Reproductive Justice Book Club, and offering 5 new trainings, to launching Ohio’s first faith-based abortion fund and adding a whole new staff member, this year has been filled with lots of BIG changes for Ohio’s faith voice for reproductive choice! Links to Discussed Content New year, New Name: https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/new-year-new-name Jubile ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams struggle with how the practice of restorative and transformative justice gets lived out in a flawed and systemically-unjust world. Confronting very real desires for retribution and vengeance, Kelley and Terry go deep on the theory, practice, and spiritual necessity behind letting go of violence in order to embrace thriving, aiming for a world where everyone can succeed together at the very same time. Links to discussed content: Oath Keepers leader convicted of seditious conspiracy: www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/us/politics/oath-keepers-trial-verdict ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams discuss the election aftermath and the calculus of fighting for justice through multiple strategies. Diving into what Ohio’s election outcomes mean for abortion justice in the Buckeye state, Kelley and Terry dig deep into the limitations of elections to bring about social change, the need for deeper community engagement from all sides of the political spectrum, and how faithfully pro-choice abortion advocates can keep taking action for a more just future. Links to discussed content:  Faith Choice Ohio is featured in Slate: https://slate.com ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams explain why restoring the reproductive rights protections of Roe v. Wade is about as useful as reinstituting the 1973 minimum wage: woefully insufficient and downright ridiculous. Using the modern experience of inflation and stagnant wages, Kelley and Terry talk about what a truly thriving future looks like for Ohioans — both in their pocketbooks and their reproductive health experiences. Listen along as everything from BIPOC health equity to Appalachian Abortion access get explored through the lens what a flourishing future could and should look ..read more

Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams work to make sense of abortion access in Ohio and the greater Midwest in this episode dedicated to accurate news and trustworthy sources. Giving particular attention to the role faith-rooted organizing plays in supporting abortion access, Kelley and Terry give listeners a clear picture of what future possibilities lie ahead for reproductive freedom in the Buckeye state. Links to Discussed Content If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice: https://www.ifwhenhow.org/  I Need An A: https://www.ineedana.com/ Church Clarity: https://ww ..read more