32 episodes
ACCESS: A Podcast About Abortion Garnet Henderson
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- Society & Culture
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.
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From Ritually: An Abortion Journey
Last year Nelufar had an abortion. The decision to terminate her pregnancy wasn’t difficult, but the process was.
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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.
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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.
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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in scripted television and movies, the abortion stories we see in media are often stigmatizing, inaccurate, or simply outdated.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.
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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.
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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.