Episode #12: Feminist Self-Managed Abortion and Activism

In this episode, lawyer and politicial scientist Mariana Assis, sociologist Nayla Vacarezza and Public Health scholar and sociologist Sara Larrea talk about self-managed abortion, the practice of obtaining abortion medications independently and using them to manage the abortion process without clinical supervision. The importance of activists, of self-ownership of women's own bodies and the different standards in different countries are discussed, among other questions and areas.All three belong to a research group that worked at ZiF under the title "Translocal Networks for Feminist Self-Managed Abortion in the Americas and Europe: Transforming Law, Health and Culture Through Activism and Scholarship".GuestsMariana AssisNayla VacarezzaSara LarreaOther LinksSMA NetworksRed Feminista Latinoamericada y Caribeña de Acompañantes de Abortos (Latin America)MAMA Network: Mobilizing Activists Around Medical Abortion (Africa)Abortion Without Borders (Europe)Women Help WomenBooksNaomi Braine (2023): Abortion Beyond the Law:Building a Global Feminist Movement for Self-Managed Abortion.Sydney Calkin (2023): Abortion Pills Go Global. Reproductive Freedom across Borders.Carrie Baker (2024): Abortion Pills: US History and Politics.Deirdre Duffy (2024): Abortion Trail Activism. The Global Infrastructures for Abortion Access.MoviesVessel (2014)Call Jane (2022)PodcastThe Conspiracy Tapes: Cover up: The Pill PlotMusicAborteras, by Las Parceras and Líricas del CaosWe are grateful for the intro by Niklas Schönfeld, for the voice recordings of Molina Panzner and Erica Shires and for the podcast cover by Corinna Mehl.If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, you can email the ZiF communications team at [email protected] or get in touch via Instagram at @zif_bielefeld.