Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are unregulated storefronts that exist as a way of pushing out anti-abortion misinformation and blocking people’s access to care through deception, shame, delay, and intimidation. Tara Romano, Executive Director of Pro-Choice North Carolina, talks to us about North Carolina’s CPC landscape. The term "crisis pregnancy center" r ... Show More
Aug 25
Taking the Pulse of PEPFAR
PEPFAR, or the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, started in 2003 and is the largest country-to-country bilateral investment in addressing any single disease. PEPFAR is not only funding, but expertise, and has saved millions of lives since the Bush administration. Dr. ... Show More
39m 13s
Aug 18
AMA: Youth Movements, Sex Miseducation, and Creativity in Advocacy
Maintaining hope during this moment in reproductive health and rights, plenty of book-talk, and even a deep-dive into Jennie’s sex education in Catholic school…Tarah Demant, Interim National Director of Programs, Advocacy, and Government Affairs at Amnesty International USA, asks ... Show More
55m 51s
Aug 11
5 Years On: The Taliban’s Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Trigger warning: This episode references child marriage, maternal death, and suicide.August 15th marks the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Gender-based discrimination is a tenet of the Taliban’s policies, which is being enforced and institutionalized acr ... Show More
36m 15s
May 2022
Why US abortion rights are under attack
It’s about to become much harder to find safe abortion care in America, in a country where some states already make it almost impossible. This week, we make sense of what’s happening and how we got here. Lilah speaks with Rhiannon Hamam, a Texas public defender and host of the po ... Show More
31m 48s
Jun 2021
Abortion in America, Stamping out sexual harassment in the workplace, Talking to young people about drugs
Last month the US Supreme Court agreed to consider a major challenge to reproductive rights, saying it will look at the state of Mississippi’s bid to enforce a ban on almost all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Two days later the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbo ... Show More
57m 38s
May 2022
FT Weekend: Why US abortion rights are under attack
<p>It’s about to become much harder to find safe abortion care in America, in a country where some states already make it almost impossible. This week, we make sense of what’s happening and how we got here. Lilah speaks with Rhiannon Hamam, a Texas public defender and host of the ... Show More
32m 45s
Jun 2025
How Brazilians have safe abortions (regardless of the law)
In our 'Your Body, Whose Choice' series, we've focused a lot on the present and the future of reproductive health in this country. And now we'd like to share a look at the past from our sister show, NPR's Embedded. Their new 3–part series, The Network, follows a Brazilian women w ... Show More
23m 7s
Sep 2021
Roe v. Wade, Girlboss and women of colour, Conscious sex work, Greenham Common banners
In Texas, a law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into force this week. This means that a woman can't have an abortion once a foetal heartbeat is heard, something medical authorities say is misleading. On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court refused a ... Show More
57m 44s
Jun 2022
Going Off About Abortion Rights
We are sharing our thoughts, feelings, and actions regarding the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Thank you for listening, and we're listing some of the links mentioned below: Check your state and local elections HERE and HERE Act Blue National Network of Abortion Funds DemandJustice. ... Show More
31m 22s