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Nov 2023
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AMA: You Had Questions, Jennie Has Answe...

Jennie Wetter
About this episode

From the history of how the rePROs Fight Back podcast began to some behind-the-scenes sneak peaks, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director of Programs, Advocacy, and Government Affairs at Amnesty International USA, asks host Jennie Wetter a collection of ask me anything (AMA) questions.

 

Links

Amnesty International USA on Twitter
Amnesty International USA on Facebook
Tarah Demant on Twitter
Jennie Wetter on Twitter
Plan C
Abortionfinder.org
Ineedana.com
Repro Legal Helpline
Repro Legal Defense Fund
Digital Defense Fund

 

Take Action

 

If you need an abortion, check out this website to find the clinic closest to you.

 

Support your local abortion fund! Find your local abortion fund via the National Network of Abortion Funds. 

 

Follow Tarah Demant on Twitter and follow Amnesty International USA on Twitter and Facebook

 

As the holidays approach, remember to have conversations with your family members to your own comfortability. Feel free to push back in a big or small way. You can also wear abortion fund merchandise, like this, to break the stigma!

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