rePROs Fight Back: A Podcast on All Things Reproductive Rights

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rePROs Fight Back takes you to the front lines in the escalating assault on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at home and abroad. Sponsored by the Population Institute, rePROs Fight Back features interviews with the leaders who are fighting back against those who would deny or restrict our reproductive health and rights. With so much happening in Washington and all across the country, it’s hard to stay on top of the news, but rePROs Fight Back keeps you informed on the critical fights in the U.S. on issues like abortion, birth control, sex education, women’s rights, and LGBT rights. It also lets you know what’s happening on these same issues and more overseas. New episodes debut every other Tuesday, and every episode gives you an insider’s perspective so that you can be the world’s best advocate.

rePROs Fight Back takes you to the front lines in the escalating assault on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at home and abroad. Sponsored by the Population Institute, rePROs Fight Back features interviews with the leaders who are fighting back against those who would deny or restrict our reproductive health and rights. With so much happening in Washington and all across the country, it’s hard to stay on top of the news, but rePROs Fight Back keeps you informed on the critical fights in the U.S. on issues like abortion, birth control, sex education, women’s rights, and LGBT rights. It also lets you know what’s happening on these same issues and more overseas. New episodes debut every other Tuesday, and every episode gives you an insider’s perspective so that you can be the world’s best advocate.

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jennie@reprosfightback.com

Episodes

The Trump Pence Administration has Forced Planned Parenthood Out of Title X

9/10/2019

The Trump-Pence administration has been attacking reproductive health and rights since taking office, but the most recent assault has been on the nation’s Title X program. In fact, Planned Parenthood (which provides care to about 40 percent of the country’s 4 million Title X patients) has been forced to withdraw from the program. Jack Rayburn with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America talks to us about Planned Parenthood, Title X, and what we can do to fight back against these attacks...

Duration:00:28:05

How Your Catholic Hospital is Restricting Your Care

8/27/2019

It’s important to know if your hospital has a religious affiliation because it can possibly impact the care you receive. Catholic hospitals make up a huge swath of the U.S. healthcare system; in fact, 1 in 6 acute-care hospital beds are located in a Catholic health facility. Amy Littlefield, an investigative reporter with Rewire.News, sits down with us to talk about the ways Catholic hospitals work to restrict reproductive healthcare.

Duration:00:35:14

Fighting Gender-Based Violence and Challenging Gender Norms in Mozambique

8/20/2019

You can’t talk about providing reproductive and sexual health care without talking about gender inequality, and you can’t talk about gender inequality without talking about sexual and reproductive health. In Mozambique, 20,000 + women and girls have received gender-based violence services from facilities supported by Pathfinder International, and the organization is on the ground providing access to reproductive health care and building a strong local response to gender-based violence....

Duration:00:21:29

All Human Rights are Equal, Someone Tell the State Department

8/13/2019

The State Department has recently set up a “Commission on Inalienable Rights” that worries reproductive rights advocates, LGBTQ+ advocates, and human rights advocates. Amanda Klasing, acting Co-Director of the Women’s Rights Division with the Human Rights Watch, and Tarah Demant, Director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Identity program with Amnesty International USA sit down to talk with us about why we should be worried about the State Department’s new commission.

Duration:00:48:22

We Can't Forget about the Reproductive Health Needs of Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings

8/6/2019

Humanitarian settings refer to a place where there has been a man-made or natural disaster. When these disasters strike, populations are often forced to leave their communities or country, and are forced to resettle. While people indeed need food, shelter, and water in humanitarian settings, there are also special reproductive health needs that women and adolescent girls face. Julianne Deitch with the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) sits down with us to talk about these specific...

Duration:00:21:26

Overcoming Barriers: Teens Accessing Reproductive Health Care in Zambia

7/30/2019

Being a teenager can be scary and confusing, especially when it comes to your sexual and reproductive health. Teenagers in Zambia feel like they can’t approach their families or health clinics for information and services, especially when it comes to pregnancy and HIV prevention. Inonge Wina-Chinyama, an advocate with Marie Stopes International (MSI) Zambia, talks to us about how MSI is integrating HIV, contraception/ pregnancy prevention, and other general services in order to reach...

Duration:00:28:42

Global Gag Rule Two Years In: What Are We Seeing?

7/23/2019

The global gag rule, also known as the ‘Mexico City Policy,’ is a U.S. foreign policy that prohibits non-U.S., non-governmental organizations from using their own private funds to provide comprehensive abortion care, counseling for abortion, referral for abortion, or organizing/lobbying/conducting public campaigns in support of abortion on the condition of receiving global health funding. The rule has appeared under previous Republican administrations, but under the current administration it...

Duration:00:34:17

Trans Rights Are Human Rights! #ProtectTransHealth

7/16/2019

Since the day President Trump took office, there have been countless attacks on the health, rights, and well-being of transgender people. Katelyn Burns, a freelance journalist covering LGBTQ and reproductive health issues and the first openly transgender reporter on Capitol Hill joins us to talk about all the ways in which the current administration has undermined the health and rights of transgender individuals. Comment on the attacks on transgender health and rights...

Duration:00:33:03

Contraceptive Choice: Having Some Options is Good, but Having More Options is Better

7/9/2019

It’s no secret that there are a wealth of contraceptive methods that exist today, including methods like the birth control pill, the hormonal or non-hormonal IUD, the implant, the patch, and many more! Still, there are people around the world whose contraception needs are simply not being met. Julia Bunting with the Population Council sits down with us to discuss the need to continue the development of innovative contraceptive methods, and how her organization is leading the charge.

Duration:00:21:36

Abortion Rights are Under Attack: Support Abortion Funds

7/2/2019

Abortion funds are grassroots organizations that are locally rooted and predominately volunteer-powered. They aid in removing financial and logistical barriers that people face when trying to access abortion care, while simultaneously advocating against the political and cultural barriers that make their work necessary. Abortion funds pay for abortions, pay for and organize transportation to appointments, arrange childcare and housing, and some even provide emotional support through doula...

Duration:00:27:03

Let’s Talk Faith and Reproductive Health and Rights (Yes, It Can Be Done!)

6/18/2019

Often when we have conversations that feature both reproductive health and rights and faith, it seems the two subjects are diametrically opposed. But thanks to the large amount of diversity in the faith community, many individuals, communities, and organizations are supportive of bridging the gap between faith and reproductive health and rights! Reverend Katey Zeh, Executive Director for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, host of the Kindreds Podcast, and author of the book...

Duration:00:37:29

Advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Across Africa

6/4/2019

In Malawi, 2 in 5 sexually active unmarried women have an unmet need for contraception. In Zimbabwe, fewer than half of adolescents have comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS. And each year, one million Tanzanian women have an unintended pregnancy. Thandie Msukuma from Malawi, Dr. Lilian Benjamin Mwakyosi from Tanzania, and Hilda Zenda from Zimbabwe, advocates from the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), sit down with us to talk about what we can do to expand access to...

Duration:00:29:29

Emergency Podcast: What's Going On With All These Abortion Bans?

5/22/2019

Over the past couple of weeks, state legislatures around the U.S. have been passing six week bans, otherwise known as “heartbeat bans”. These extreme and unconstitutional abortion laws seek to ban the legal procedure once a fetal heart tone in an embryo is detected, which can be as early as six weeks in pregnancy. Jessica Pieklo, Vice President of Law and Courts at Rewire.news and co-host of the Boom! Lawyered podcast, and Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst with Rewire.news, co-host of the...

Duration:00:36:34

Reproductive Justice and Intersectionality

5/21/2019

The language and the words we use to describe essential sexual and reproductive health services and issues is extremely important. For women of color, the ability to realize and control their reproductive health and autonomy is often impacted by other factors like race, poverty, sexism, and more. Jessica Pinckney, Vice President of Government Affairs at In Our Own Voice: the National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda talks to us about reproductive justice as an all-encompassing human...

Duration:00:39:49

Reproductive Health and Rights Challenges in Nigeria

5/7/2019

The law in Nigeria only allows abortion in the case of a woman’s life being in danger. Studies in Nigeria have shown that this restrictive law actually increases rates of abortion rather than lowering them. Hauwa Shekarau, the country director with Ipas Nigeria, talks to us about the current and major task of working to reduce maternal deaths due to unsafe abortions, reduce complications from unsafe abortions, and enable women to have access to quality reproductive healthcare in...

Duration:00:42:21

Voting Rights as a Reproductive Justice Issue

4/23/2019

Everybody who is of voting age has the right to register to vote, vote in an election, and have their votes accurately tallied. It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about it, but voting rights are an important part of reproductive health, rights, and justice. Marcela Howell, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: the National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, sits down with us to discuss why exercising your right to vote is critical in achieving...

Duration:00:40:57

Decriminalization as a Public Health Issue

4/9/2019

Criminalization drives stigma, harms public health, and violates human rights. The imposition of criminal penalties exist across the U.S. and around the world, and it creates barriers to adequate and comprehensive health care for many populations. Beirne Roose-Snyder from the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) and Preston Mitchum from Advocates for Youth sit down with us to discuss how criminalization negatively impacts access to multiple types of care for the most vulnerable in...

Duration:00:54:02

The Future of Roe: Upcoming Cases Challenging Abortion Rights

3/26/2019

We have previously talked about how the Trump administration is working to reshape the federal judiciary by implementing anti-choice and anti-science judges throughout the judiciary system in the U.S. Today, Brigitte Amiri with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) talks to us about important abortion-related cases that are currently working their way through the court system, and how these cases may have the ability to impact abortion access around the country.

Duration:00:33:06

Someone Tell the State Department that Reproductive Rights are Human Rights

3/12/2019

Last year, the Trump-Pence administration removed information on reproductive health and rights from the State Department’s annual Human Rights Reports, effectively communicating that reproductive rights are not human rights. Stephanie Schmid with the Center for Reproductive Rights talks to us about the removal of reproductive health and rights information from the annual Human Rights Reports and what that means for SRHR around the world.

Duration:00:38:48

Legalize it! Ban it! Abortion Legislation Across the US

2/26/2019

It’s no secret that abortion access and reproductive healthcare have been under attack in the U.S. recently. Some states, like New York, are currently counteracting these attacks on healthcare, while some states are leaning in and using anti-abortion legislation to their advantage. Elizabeth Nash and Megan Donovan from the Guttmacher Institute sit down with us to discuss what abortion access currently looks like in the United States, and how some states are standing up and fighting back.

Duration:00:29:35