Navigating Care Under Abortion Bans: Dr. Caitlin Bernard on My Body. My Pod. Episode 9

In collaboration with Abortion in America, our latest episode of My Body. My Pod. with Mini Timmaraju features Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an OB/GYN and abortion provider on the frontlines of care under abortion bans.Dr. Bernard shares how she became an abortion provider, the mentors and communities that shaped her work, and what it means to practice medicine when laws override medical judgment. She walks listeners through the realities providers now face—adapting care for out-of-state travel, supporting patients through the trauma of being denied care because they’re not “sick enough yet” to receive treatment per their state’s abortion ban laws.Despite the harm and trauma caused by abortion bans, Dr. Bernard explains where hope lives: in patients, storytellers, and communities turning lived experience into momentum for change.Episode recorded on November 18, 2025Thanks for listening! Make sure you hit the subscribe button to get notified when new episodes drop, and share this episode with a friend.Explore more episode resources at reproforall.org/podEP7Sign up to get involved with Reproductive Freedom for All at reproforall.org/podlistener or Text POD to 59791.*By providing your phone number, you are consenting to receive mobile alerts from Reproductive Freedom for All at 59791 and other phone numbers. Message and data rates apply. Frequency varies. Text STOP to end. Text HELP for help. Dig the new show? Help us spread the word! Like and subscribe to My Body. My Pod. on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.