ACCESS: A Podcast About Abortion

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 and work there support Nelufar to process and move on from the experience. If you're pregnant and want to talk with someone about your options, you can call the All-Options Talkline 1-888-493-0092 in the US and Canada, or the British Pregnancy Advisory Service at 03457 30 40 30. For more resources and a confidential talkline in the UK, check out abortiontalk.com/talk.

Ways to support the show: TeePublicBonfireMake a one-time or monthly giftShare the showResources: I Need an AOnline Abortion Resource SquadRepro Legal HelplineRepro Legal Defense FundFind your local abortion fundLogo 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 free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Ways to support the show: TeePublicBonfireMake a one-time or monthly giftPast episodes referenced: Episode 15: How Anti-Abortion Doctors and Hospitals Put Pregnant People in DangerEpisode 1: What Actually Happens During an Abortion?Episode 2: COVID-19 and the Divided States of AbortionThe At-Home Abortion RevolutionResources: I Need an APlan CMiscarriage and Abortion HotlineIf/When/How Repro Legal HelplineLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. 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 can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

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: researcher at Media Matters for Americaresearcher at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive HealthSources: Abortion Onscreen in 2022In the days after Roe's reversal, the top 5 US papers continue to miss key context about the dire revocation of abortion accessHow right-wing media reacted to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. WadeMurdoch outlets disingenuously claim Kansas abortion vote shows “democracy alive and well” despite steep election obstaclesLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. 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 can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

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 can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guests: Advancing New Standards in Reproductive HealthCheck 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 context of the rise of right-wing Christianity in politics, and in the law. OVID is offering ACCESS listeners a special discount offer. Get 50% off the regular monthly membership price of $6.99 if you use promo code ACCESS at checkout! Visit www.ovid.tv to subscribe. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo courtesy Nikki Lewis. 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 can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

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-RoeI Need an AAbortion FinderInformation about abortion pills Plan CSupport independent clinics Keep Our ClinicsWest Alabama Women’s CenterDesert Star Family PlanningPartners in Abortion CareWhole Woman’s HealthRed River Women’s ClinicJackson Women’s Health OrganizationAbortion Funds National Network of Abortion FundsList of abortion funds by statePractical support networks Haven CoalitionApiary for Practical SupportCriminalization If/When/HowRepro Legal Defense FundDigital security Digital Defense Fund Guide to Abortion PrivacySupport the show! Buy merch or donate. 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. Logo by Kate Ryan. Theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo by Robin Marty. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

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: We TestifyThe Washington PostByron Calhoun says abortion is never necessary to save a mother’s life. He’s the only high-risk OB/GYN in central West VirginiaDupont ClinicDr. Debra StulbergSupport the show! Buy merch or donate. Music by Lily Sloane, logo by Kate Ryan. Photo courtesy Smith. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Dr. Iman Alsaden, medical director of Planned Parenthood Great Plains Resources: Roe FundAbortion FinderI Need an AAid AccessPlan CIf/When/How Repro Legal HelplineMiscarriage + Abortion HotlineDigital Defense Fund guidesNational Abortion Federation hotlineHow to Show Up For Abortion AccessSupport 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 want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Co-moderated by ACCESS and Reproductive Transparency Now. Panelists: Dázon Dixon Diallo, MPH:SisterLoveAimee Registe, Esq.:Andrea Swartzendruber, PhD, MPH:CPC MapDanielle Lambert, PhD, MPH:Maleeha Aziz:Texas Equal Access (TEA) FundWe TestifyResources: How to Show Up For Abortion AccessSupport the show! Buy merch or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, music by Lily Sloane. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guests: We TestifyUnion Theological SeminaryRepro Legal Defense FundCarolina Jews for JusticeFaith AloudStudent Coalition for Reproductive JusticeCatholics for ChoiceUnitarian Universalist Church of WorcesterReligious Coalition for Reproductive ChoiceAbortion Access FrontSupport the show! Buy merch or donate. Photos courtesy We Testify. 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? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guests: Center for Reproductive RightsDesert Star Family PlanningResources: Abortion Care Network: Communities Need ClinicsSupport the show! Buy merch or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Josie Pinto, executive director of Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire. Listener-submitted audio from Alexx Noumena of Tampa Bay Abortion Fund, Angela Vega, and Asha Dahya. Read about Black women-led Hoochies of Houston and their experience with Women's March organizers on Twitter. Support the show! Buy merch or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Elizabeth Nash, principal policy associate for state issues, Guttmacher Institute Resources: If Roe v. Wade Falls: Travel Distances for People Seeking Abortion26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Without Roe: Here’s Which Ones and WhySupreme Court oral arguments livestreamSupreme Court Cases: Abortion and ContraceptionSupport the show! Buy merch or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Resources: I Need an Aneedabortion.orgAid AccessPlan CIf/When/How Repro Legal HelplineMiscarriage + Abortion HotlineDigital Defense Fund guidesNational Abortion Federation hotlineTexas Abortion Funds: Buckle Bunnies FundLilith FundTEA FundFrontera FundFund Texas ChoiceJane's Due ProcessClinic Access Support NetworkWest FundThe Afiya CenterThe Bridge CollectiveWhole Woman's Health Alliance Stigma Relief FundMore funds: Indigenous Women RisingMariposa FundBrigid AllianceSupport independent abortion providers: Keep Our Clinics50% of proceeds from ACCESS merch sales this week go to Texas abortion funds. You can also donate to support the show. Have a question or an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe and share the show!

Guests: We TestifyCPC MapWhole Woman’s HealthWhole Woman’s Health AllianceCenter for Reproductive RightsSupport the show! Buy merch or donate. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Julia Kaye, staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project Support the show! Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! Guests: Guttmacher InstituteTEA FundJennifer McClellanMore resources: Guttmacher state policy midyear trends reportTxPEP research brief on SB8Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! Guests: National Network of Abortion FundsAll* Above AllLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photos courtesy All* Above All. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! New Handbook for a Post-Roe AmericaWest Alabama Women’s CenterYellowhammer FundLogo by Kate Ryan, music by Lily Sloane. Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!