Abortion, with love

Isabel es una acompañante de abortos medicos viviendo en Argentina y trabajando internacionalmente. En este episodio hablamos sobre lo que es un acompañante, particularmente lo que se significa acompañar de forma remota. También discutimos las formas en que los acompañantes están desmedicalizando la atención del aborto, centrando la atención en el individuo y sus propias necesidades, haciendo que...

Conscientious Objection, when doctors refuse to provide abortion care due to their personal beliefs, is one of the biggest barriers that Italian people face in accessing abortion. Even though abortion has been legal since 1978, Article 9 of that law introduces the right to conscientious objection for the health personnel involved in activities that are specific and necessary for an abortion, but n...

Whenna shares her experience having an abortion in South Africa, reflecting on the mixed emotions she felt during the process and the difficulty of expressing her vulnerability. -- Abortion, with love : https://linktr.ee/abortionwithlove Instagram : @abortionwithlove Twitter : @AbortionWithLuv Support the Podcast:   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abortionlove

In February 2020, openDemocracy released the results of a nine-month, worldwide investigation into a global network of anti-abortion misinformation projects, as part of a larger project titled 'Tracking the Backlash'.  Through follow-the-money research and undercover reporting, openDemocracy found over 700 'crisis pregnancy centres' that were spreading misleading information an...

It's just me in this episode, and I've included a letter that talks about why abortions are a radical act of self love. I warn you now -  it’s all the cheese and cliches that you’d expect from a Valentine’s Day Special, but I couldn’t pass the chance to dedicate an episode to love! Links: Support the Podcast: www.buymeacoffee.com/abortionlove / Valentine's Day Special Playlist /  In...

The internet can be a great resource for spreading information on abortion, it’s making information more accessible and equitable. Nevertheless, barriers exist in the digital world as well, limiting the reach of credible abortion information. In this episode, Sneha Nair & Claire Crossett share their experiences working in eHealth, telling us about the ways that technology and healthcare inters...

What do men have to do with abortion? How does societal expectations of masculinity impact abortion stigma? On this episode, Joe Strong will be helping us start answering these questions. Joe Strong is a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, where he is studying the relationships between men, masculinities, emergency contraception and abortion-related care in Ghana.  He'll also tal...

On this episode, Renee Bracey Sherman, founder of We Testify talks about abortion storytelling and why it is so important to center the experiences of people who have had abortions, particularly those who have been historically marginalised in reproductive healthcare. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the intersection of abortion and race, challenging narratives of the anti-abortion movement in...

Monika shares her experience of having an abortion in the Netherlands. 

Everyone has a fundamental right to sexual and bodily autonomy, including the right to decide whether or when to become a parent, parent the children we have, and to do so with dignity and free from violence and discrimination. However, trans people have historically been denied these rights, since pregnancy, parenthood, and abortion continue to be seen as something that only affects ciswomen.  On...

Sister Supporter is a pro-choice, anti-harassment organisation  that campaigns for buffer zones around abortion clinics,  in order to protect people accessing clinics from harassment and intimidation. On this episode, Polly talks to us about what goes on outside of abortion clinics in the United Kingdom, why buffer zones are important, and the work that Sister Supporter is doing. Links and Resourc...

Maria talks to us about Ciocia Basia, the informal feminist, collective that helps people in Poland travel to Berlin to access abortion care. We’re going to talk about the protests happening in Poland, what it requires to travel for an abortion, and about what solidarity and community looks like in the fight for abortion access. Links: Abortion Without Borders: https://abortion.eu/ Ciocia Basia Fa...

On this episode, Karolina Więckiewicz from the Abortion Dream Team talks about what is happening in Poland, where people have been protesting ever since the government tried to pass a law to further restrict abortion. Karolina will talk about the protests, what the Abortion Dream Team has been doing, and what it's like to be an activist in Poland. For more information: Abortion Dream Team Web...

On this episode, Beth, an abortion advocate with many years working alongside healthcare professionals, will give us an introduction on the vacuum aspiration method, also known as in-clinic abortions or procedural abortions **edit: after the release of this episode I learnt that using the phrase 'surgical abortion' to describe the vacuum aspiration method is misleading and inaccurate, be...

On this episode, Davi, an abortion doula living in Mexico City, will  talk to us about medication abortion, which is the process of ending a pregnancy using pills. Resources: Self Managed Abortion Podcast; How to use Abortion Pill : is an online community that works to share facts and resources about the abortion pill - what to consider beforehand, where to acquire quality abortion pills, how to u...

An introduction to Abortion, with love