Abortion care: your needs before (and after) matter

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we discuss the stigma that comes with choosing abortion care, especially for the foster youth community. Our all-former-foster-youth crew clears up important medical terms – like the differences between in-clinic abortions and medication abortions. We also give tips on how to prepare for your medical visit and consider your needs for childcare, transportation, a support person, etc. We talk about what the abortion experience can be like, and how you can be a supportive friend in the process. The decision is yours, and we are here to empower you with knowledge and confidence. Resources: Self-Taught: Abortion Care According to Former Foster Youth  Self-Taught: Knowing Your Rights to Healthcare Is this clinic right for me or my friend? (a guide from RHEP) A Teen’s Guide to Abortion (From Peer Advocates of Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley) California Abortion Access  https://abortion.ca.gov A resource made in partnership with RHEP and other trusted organizations and leaders in California.  Abortion Stigma Campaign on RHEP’s Instagram: @rhep_ca Content Advisory: The stories we are sharing sometimes touch on different kinds of trauma, please take care of yourself while you listen.Host:Derenice (she/her), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberParticipants: Wednesday (she/her/they/them), RHEP Youth Advisory Board member Jessica (she/her), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberAbout Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life:Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is a podcast from foster youth, for foster youth, with unfiltered conversations about puberty, relationships, sexual health, identity, and much more that we wish were part of our upbringing. It is hosted by the youth advisory board of the Reproductive Health Equity Project at the National Center for Youth Law. Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is supported through a grant to the National Center for Youth Law from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. We are very grateful for their support. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Hilton Foundation. Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is produced in California. Laws, policies and programs discussed in this episode may be specific to California. Watch our episodes at https://rhep.info/self-taught.Learn more about the podcast and the Reproductive Health Equity Project at www.fosterreprohealth.orgEmail us with questions, comments, and feedback at [email protected].