In Part 1 of Abortion: The Body Politic, we explore the current state of abortion access. Katie Couric visits who abortion clinics that straddle the Missouri-Illinois border. They are only 15 minutes but — because of Missouri’s state-imposed restrictions — worlds apart. We also find out what types of abortion are available today, how people access them, and what it is like to  get an abortion in today’s charged climate. We hear from abortion fund organizers, doctors in restrictive and progressive states, and people from all over the country, many of whom are already living in a post-Roe world. We also find out what is at stake for the upcoming Supreme Court decision that is expected to reverse the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to a safe and legal abortion. 

More information on this episode’s guests and resources:

Organizations:
Guttmacher Institute
ARC Southeast
Physicians for Reproductive Health
We Testify
Advocates for Youth

Books and more:
You’re the Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion, by Dr. Meera Shah
Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present, by Mary Ziegler
Unpacking the Roe draft bombshell with Mary Ziegler - Next Question with Katie Couric
The Body is Not an Apology, by Sonya Renee Taylor

In Part 1 of Abortion: The Body Politic, we explore the current state of abortion access. Katie Couric visits who abortion clinics that straddle the Missouri-Illinois border. They are only 15 minutes but — because of Missouri’s state-imposed restrictions — worlds apart. We also find out what types of abortion are available today, how people access them, and what it is like to  get an abortion in today’s charged climate. We hear from abortion fund organizers, doctors in restrictive and progressive states, and people from all over the country, many of whom are already living in a post-Roe world. We also find out what is at stake for the upcoming Supreme Court decision that is expected to reverse the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to a safe and legal abortion. 
More information on this episode’s guests and resources:
Organizations:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/">Guttmacher Institute</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arc-southeast.org/">ARC Southeast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://prh.org/">Physicians for Reproductive Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wetestify.org/">We Testify</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/">Advocates for Youth</a></li>
</ul>
Books and more:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Only-One-Ive-Told/dp/1641603631">You’re the Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion</a>, by Dr. Meera Shah</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Abortion-Law-America-Wade-Present/dp/1108498280">Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present</a>, by Mary Ziegler</li>
<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpacking-the-roe-draft-bombshell-with-mary-ziegler/id1134154895?i=1000559674363">Unpacking the Roe draft bombshell with Mary Ziegler</a> - Next Question with Katie Couric</li>
<li><a href="https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/">The Body is Not an Apology</a>, by Sonya Renee Taylor</li>
</ul>

Welcome to Katie Couric's special series podcast feed, home to Katie's deep dives into the big issues of the day. The most recent iteration is Abortion: The Body Politic, a 6-part narrative series that crisscrosses the country, exploring the personal, political, and deeply resonant nuances of the history and future of abortion access in this country. If you’re wondering how we got here, what the post-Roe world is like, and what to do next, dive right in. 

Welcome to Katie Couric's special series podcast feed, home to Katie's deep dives into the big issues of the day. The most recent iteration is Abortion: The Body Politic, a 6-part narrative series that crisscrosses the country, exploring the personal, political, and deeply resonant nuances of the history and future of abortion access in this country. If you’re wondering how we got here, what the post-Roe world is like, and what to do next, dive right in.

Abortion: The Body Politic with Katie Couric

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 1

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Katie’s special series, Abortion: The Body Politic, has wrapped, but we wanted to give the very last word to a special group of people — people who have had abortions. These first-person stories reveal the lengths people have always had to go through to get an abortion — enduring unnecessary waiting periods, lengthy travel, parental consent needs, manipulative partners, unsupportive family members, shame, guilt, and more. These abortion stories span decades, cultures, race, faiths and gender. They reveal how common abortion is and yet how consistently stigmatized. This episode is dedicated to abortion storytellers everywhere whose voices and personal experience help normalize abortion for all.  This episode includes stories from Busy Philipps, Gloria Steinem, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and more. 

More about the organizations mentioned in this podcast: 
We Testify
Shout Your Abortion
Physicians for Reproductive Health
ReproAction

Action items:
How to find, contact, and donate to your local abortion fund
Learn about abortion laws in your state
How to get abortion pills in any state
How to share your abortion story [Also,We Testfy]
Support reproductive justice organizations, like Sister Song and Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights
Check out Vote Save America about how to take action at the ballot. 
Follow all the organizations and people featured in this series!

Katie’s special series, Abortion: The Body Politic, has wrapped, but we wanted to give the very last word to a special group of people — people who have had abortions. These first-person stories reveal the lengths people have always had to go through to get an abortion — enduring unnecessary waiting periods, lengthy travel, parental consent needs, manipulative partners, unsupportive family members, shame, guilt, and more. These abortion stories span decades, cultures, race, faiths and gender. They reveal how common abortion is and yet how consistently stigmatized. This episode is dedicated to abortion storytellers everywhere whose voices and personal experience help normalize abortion for all.  This episode includes stories from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/busyphilipps/?hl=en">Busy Philipps</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/GloriaSteinem?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Gloria Steinem</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PramilaJayapal">Rep. Pramila Jayapal</a>, and more. 
More about the organizations mentioned in this podcast: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wetestify.org/mobile">We Testify</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://shoutyourabortion.com/">Shout Your Abortion</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://prh.org/">Physicians for Reproductive Health</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://reproaction.org/">ReproAction</a></li>
</ul>
Action items:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://abortionfunds.org/funds/">How to find, contact, and donate to your local abortion fund</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/">Learn about abortion laws in your state</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://mayday.health/">How to get abortion pills in any state</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://shoutyourabortion.com/">How to share your abortion story</a> [Also, <a href="https://www.wetestify.org/mobile">We Testfy</a>]</li>
<li aria-level="1">Support reproductive justice organizations, like <a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">Sister Song</a> and <a href="https://www.latinainstitute.org/">Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Check out<a href="https://votesaveamerica.com/"> Vote Save America</a> about how to take action at the ballot. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow all the organizations and people featured in this series!</li>
</ul>

Abortion: The Body Politic - The Storytellers [Bonus]

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Abortion: The Body Politic started on the ground, visiting two abortion clinics 15 minutes away from each other in two very different states: Missouri and Illinois. On this last episode, we check back in with someone who works in those two clinics to understand the immediate impact the Supreme Court decision had on their patients. Then we consider, what now? Katie interviews Rep. Jayapal (D-WA) who has been a legislative leader in the fight for reproductive rights to understand what lawmakers can do to protect abortion now and in the future. Finally, we hear from a new generation of activists, actors (like Busy Phlipps), musicians (like MILCK and Amanda Shires), and TikTokers about how they are using their platforms, social media and art to not only normalize abortion but also share information (when that information could be criminalized), and, perhaps, change hearts and mind one person at a time. 

More information on this episode’s guests and resources:
Planned Parenthood
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
ReproAction
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Paula Ávila-Guillén
Gen-Z For Change
@OliviaJulianna
Busy Philipps
MILCK
Whole Woman’s Health

Action items:
How to find, contact, and donate to your local abortion fund
Learn about abortion laws in your state
How to get abortion pills in any state
How to share your abortion story [Also, We Testfy]
Support reproductive justice organizations, like Sister Song and Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights
Follow all the organizations and people featured in this podcast!

Books and more:
Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It’s Different Than You Think), by Reshma Saujani
It’s time for Republican women to speak up for reproductive rights, by Kathryn Kaufman, The Washington Post
This Will Only Hurt A Little, by Busy Philipps
Amanda Shires demands more artists stand up for abortion rights, Rolling Stone
Take It Like A Man, by Amanda Shires
We Won’t Go Back, by MILCK, BIIANCO, & Autumn Roe (feat. Ani DiFranco)

Abortion: The Body Politic started on the ground, visiting two abortion clinics 15 minutes away from each other in two very different states: Missouri and Illinois. On this last episode, we check back in with someone who works in those two clinics to understand the immediate impact the Supreme Court decision had on their patients. Then we consider, what now? Katie interviews Rep. Jayapal (D-WA) who has been a legislative leader in the fight for reproductive rights to understand what lawmakers can do to protect abortion now and in the future. Finally, we hear from a new generation of activists, actors (like Busy Phlipps), musicians (like MILCK and Amanda Shires), and TikTokers about how they are using their platforms, social media and art to not only normalize abortion but also share information (when that information could be criminalized), and, perhaps, change hearts and mind one person at a time. 
More information on this episode’s guests and resources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.plannedparenthood.org/">Planned Parenthood</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nationaladvocatesforpregnantwomen.org/">National Advocates for Pregnant Women</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://reproaction.org/">ReproAction</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/RepJayapal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Rep. Pramila Jayapal</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/pauavilg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Paula Ávila-Guillén</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://genzforchange.org/">Gen-Z For Change</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@0liviajulianna?lang=en">@OliviaJulianna</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/BusyPhilipps?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Busy Philipps</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.milckmusic.com/">MILCK</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wholewomanshealth.com/">Whole Woman’s Health</a></li>
</ul>
Action items:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://abortionfunds.org/funds/">How to find, contact, and donate to your local abortion fund</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/">Learn about abortion laws in your state</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://mayday.health/">How to get abortion pills in any state</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://shoutyourabortion.com/">How to share your abortion story</a> [<a href="https://www.wetestify.org/mobile">Also, We Testfy</a>]</li>
<li aria-level="1">Support reproductive justice organizations, like <a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">Sister Song</a> and <a href="https://www.latinainstitute.org/">Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow all the organizations and people featured in this podcast!</li>
</ul>
Books and more:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pay-Up-Future-Women-Different/dp/1982191570/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=">Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It’s Different Than You Think)</a>, by Reshma Saujani</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-time-for-republican-women-to-speak-up-for-reproductive-rights/2019/05/23/698779a8-7b18-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html">It’s time for Republican women to speak up for reproductive rights</a>, by Kathryn Kaufman, The Washington Post</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Will-Only-Hurt-Little/dp/1501184717">This Will Only Hurt A Little</a>, by Busy Philipps</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/amanda-shires-abortion-rights-artists-1361586/#recipient_hashed=4b6179df26b1fa6f36ffab11c1de3edc6577cafd14c7eea3c9f9e85c4c24aeb1">Amanda Shires demands more artists stand up for abortion rights</a>, Rolling Stone</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://atorecords-ffm.com/as_tilam">Take It Like A Man</a>, by Amanda Shires</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-wont-go-back-single-feat-ani-difranco-single/1630252120">We Won’t Go Back</a>, by MILCK, BIIANCO, &amp; Autumn Roe (feat. Ani DiFranco)</li>
</ul>

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 6

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In Part 5 of Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie looks abroad for models of progress — and regress — when it comes to reproductive rights and abortion access. What are the trends and how does the U.S. now compare? We check in with the Center for Reproductive Rights to find out. Perhaps no region has seen more progress than Latin America. Human Rights lawyer and one of the founders of the Green Wave movement, Paula Ávila-Guillén, shares her experiences on the front lines of the decades-long fight for reproductive justice and what Americans can learn from our sisters to the South. We also hear from an activist in Mexico who is helping people across the border access abortion care they can no longer get in the United States. And academic, Lina-Maria Murillo gives us context for the unique relationship the United States and Mexico share when it comes to abortion access. There’s no denying the fact that many of the countries we are highlighting are largely conservative and Catholic. What does the progress these Catholic countries have made say about our own complicated assumptions about religion and abortion. We hear from several leaders of faith from a Jewish Rabbi to a Baptist Reverend and leaders from organizations like, Catholics for Choice and SACRED, about how they have worked reproductive rights and abortion access into their faith practice.

More information on this episode’s guests and resources
Center for Reproductive Rights
Women’s Equality Center
Paula Ávila-Guillén
Las Libres
Lina-Maria Murillo
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Catholics for Choice
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
SACRED: A Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity
Sister Song

Books and more:
When Abortion Was a Crime, by Leslie J. Reagan
A Complicated Choice: Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement, by Reverend Katey Zeh

Guests include:
Paula Ávila-Guillén, human rights lawyer, Green Wave activist
Veronica Cruz, founder of Las Libres
Leah Hoctor, senior regional director for Europe at the Center for Reproductive Rights
Lina-Maria Murillo, professor at Iowa focusing on reproductive rights along the borderlands
Jamie Manson, Catholics for Choice
Katey Zeh, ReligiousCoalition for Reproductive Choice
Rabbi Kelly Levy, Congregation Beth Israel, Austin, Texas
Kenyetta Chinwe, Sister Song, SACRED

In Part 5 of Abortion: The Body Politic, Katie looks abroad for models of progress — and regress — when it comes to reproductive rights and abortion access. What are the trends and how does the U.S. now compare? We check in with the Center for Reproductive Rights to find out. Perhaps no region has seen more progress than Latin America. Human Rights lawyer and one of the founders of the Green Wave movement, Paula Ávila-Guillén, shares her experiences on the front lines of the decades-long fight for reproductive justice and what Americans can learn from our sisters to the South. We also hear from an activist in Mexico who is helping people across the border access abortion care they can no longer get in the United States. And academic, Lina-Maria Murillo gives us context for the unique relationship the United States and Mexico share when it comes to abortion access. There’s no denying the fact that many of the countries we are highlighting are largely conservative and Catholic. What does the progress these Catholic countries have made say about our own complicated assumptions about religion and abortion. We hear from several leaders of faith from a Jewish Rabbi to a Baptist Reverend and leaders from organizations like, Catholics for Choice and SACRED, about how they have worked reproductive rights and abortion access into their faith practice.
More information on this episode’s guests and resources
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://reproductiverights.org/">Center for Reproductive Rights</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.la-wec.org/">Women’s Equality Center</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/pauavilg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Paula Ávila-Guillén</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="http://www.laslibres.org.mx/en/">Las Libres</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://clas.uiowa.edu/gwss/people/lina-maria-murillo">Lina-Maria Murillo</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://prh.org/">Physicians for Reproductive Health</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/">Catholics for Choice</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://rcrc.org/">Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sacreddignity.org/">SACRED: A Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">Sister Song</a></li>
</ul>
Books and more:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520387416/when-abortion-was-a-crime">When Abortion Was a Crime</a>, by Leslie J. Reagan<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Complicated-Choice-Healing-Pro-Choice-Movement/dp/1506473490/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr="></a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Complicated-Choice-Healing-Pro-Choice-Movement/dp/1506473490/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=">A Complicated Choice: Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement</a>, by Reverend Katey Zeh</li>
</ul>
Guests include:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://twitter.com/pauavilg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Paula Ávila-Guillén</a>, human rights lawyer, Green Wave activist</li>
<li aria-level="1">Veronica Cruz, founder of <a href="http://www.laslibres.org.mx/en/">Las Libres</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Leah Hoctor, senior regional director for Europe at the <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/">Center for Reproductive Rights</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://clas.uiowa.edu/gwss/people/lina-maria-murillo">Lina-Maria Murillo</a>, professor at Iowa focusing on reproductive rights along the borderlands</li>
<li aria-level="1">Jamie Manson, <a href="https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/">Catholics for Choice</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Katey Zeh, <a href="https://rcrc.org/">Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Rabbi Kelly Levy, <a href="https://www.bethisrael.org/">Congregation Beth Israel</a>, Austin, Texas</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/phemsoul">Kenyetta Chinwe</a>, <a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">Sister Song</a>, <a href="https://www.sacreddignity.org/">SACRED</a></li>
</ul>

Abortion: The Body Politic, Part 5

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