32 episodes

Abortion is popular, and common. So why are people afraid to talk about it? How much more might you understand about abortion access in the U.S. if talking about it wasn’t taboo?

On ACCESS, our goal is to answer all the questions you might have been afraid to ask, dedicating every single episode to abortion. There are no pundits here, only experts—including real people who’ve had abortions.

ACCESS: A Podcast About Abortion Garnet Henderson

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Abortion is popular, and common. So why are people afraid to talk about it? How much more might you understand about abortion access in the U.S. if talking about it wasn’t taboo?

On ACCESS, our goal is to answer all the questions you might have been afraid to ask, dedicating every single episode to abortion. There are no pundits here, only experts—including real people who’ve had abortions.

    From Ritually: An Abortion Journey

    From Ritually: An Abortion Journey

    Last year Nelufar had an abortion. The decision to terminate her pregnancy wasn’t difficult, but the process was.

    • 42 min
    Grief, Survivor's Guilt, and Hope in Practice: One Year After Dobbs

    Grief, Survivor's Guilt, and Hope in Practice: One Year After Dobbs

    First-person dispatches from the frontlines of abortion care in the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    What's Next for Abortion Pills?

    What's Next for Abortion Pills?

    Breaking down the confusing legal battle over mifepristone and what it means for the future. Plus: What you need to know about the Comstock Act, the 150-year-old law that could lead to a national abortion ban.

    • 32 min
    How Anti-Abortion Bias Shapes Media Coverage

    How Anti-Abortion Bias Shapes Media Coverage

    Whether on the news or in scripted television and movies, the abortion stories we see in media are often stigmatizing, inaccurate, or simply outdated. Two researchers tell us why that matters.

    • 36 min
    Abortion: Add to Cart

    Abortion: Add to Cart

    A conversation with the director of a new short film exploring self-managed abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol and the emergence of telehealth.

    • 29 min
    Why Adoption Isn't an Alternative to Abortion

    Why Adoption Isn't an Alternative to Abortion

    A birth mom says that she doesn’t regret having an abortion—but placing a child for adoption left her traumatized. Plus, an adoptee shares her abortion story, and a researcher clears up some myths about adoption.

    • 55 min

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