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Abortion Academy with SYA
by Shout Your Abortion
Welcome to SYA's Abortion Academy series, where each month we'll hear from a different abortion expert. Together we'll take deeper dives into more nuanced topics, help connect the dots between issues many of us are navigating regionally and what's happening at the national and global level, and give you fresh ideas to take back into your community.
Episodes
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Session 37 | Youth-Led Reproductive Justice
Leila Isaak and colleagues join SYA's Abortion Academy from Kenya to talk about the work of Youth Voices and Action Initiative (YVAI), a youth and women-led grassroots organization that advances sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through community-led advocacy. In this session, they...
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Session 36 | The Turnaway Project
SYA talks with playwright Lesley Lisa Greene (The Turnaway Play), her sister Dr. Diana Greene Foster (The Turnaway Study) and Deb Coffy (The Turnaway Project). Over ten years, Dr. Foster's landmark study followed 1,000 people who sought abortions and found the truth: it's being denied an…
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Session 35 | Feminism Across Borders
In this session, we sit down with Cath Harry, the Cambodian vlogger behind A Dose of Cath who broke national taboos around sex, contraception, and abortion, and Abigail Peprah, a Ghanaian feminist and digital advocate telling unapologetic SRHR stories from Accra. Together Cath and Gail co-host...
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Session 34 | Abortion and Art with Beezus Murphy
In this session, we talked with writer and former SYA Artist-in-Residence Beezus B. Murphy. Beezus was SYA's youngest artist-in-residence, working with SYA to create the 2021 graphic novel My Mom Had an Abortion. Illustrated by Seattle artist Tatiana Gill, the text is a hilarious and heartwarming...
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Session 33 | Happy Birthday Plan C Pills
Plan C is turning 10! In the ten brief years of their existence, Plan C has absolutely transformed access to abortion in the U.S. by normalizing the option of abortion pills by mail. In this session we'll talk with Plan C's Partnerships and Engagements Director Imani Askew-Shabazz about Plan C's...
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Session 32 | Follow Your Heart with Sahar Pirzada
In this session we talk with Sahar Pirzada from HEART to Grow. HEART works to promote sexual health, uproot gendered violence, and advance reproductive justice by establishing choice and access for the most impacted Muslims. Muslims seeking abortion access do so while combatting the ways their...
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Session 31 | Learning from Restricted States with Florida Access Network
In this session of Abortion Academy we speak with Laura, Ciné, and Lana'e from the Florida Access Network (FAN). Florida has extremely restrictive abortion laws including a six-week limit, a parental consent law, and penalty fines for doctors providing abortions over the legal limit. It's a...
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Session 30 | Learning from Acompañantes with Suzanne Veldhuis
In this session of Abortion Academy we speak with activist and doctor Suzanne Veldhuis about her groundbreaking research and work with acompañantes and pro-choice physicians in Mexico. Velduis has been working closely with acompañantes – groups of activists who accompany pregnant people through...
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Session 29 | Finding Your Niche with The Sweet Feminist
We are thrilled to host author, baker, and activist Becca-Rea Tucker, aka The Sweet Feminist. Becca found her activism lane with her IG creation The Sweet Feminist. A love for baking and sharing pro-abortion stories and support turned into a powerful and influential Instagram account, a cookbook,...
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Session 28 | Young People and Abortion with If/When/How and Advocates for Youth
In this session we discuss the barriers and state of access for young people in the US when it comes to abortion. We talk with Youth Access Counsel Katie Baylie (If/When/How) and the general state of access for young people post-Dobbs, including recent developments including the push to ban...
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Session 27 | Social Media for Good with Women First Digital
In this session we are joined by international friends Abigail Peprah and Vianey Estrada from Women First Digital to talk about the *good* that can be done with social media. These creators and advocates work to share safe abortion information, de-stigmatize abortion, and make abortion more...
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Session 27 | Study Abroad: Mic Drop with Camila Ochoa Mendoza
In this session we talk with atctivist, scholar, and podcaster extraordinaire Camila Ochoa Mendoza, a "culturally confused Venezuelan living in Sweden." Camila created the extremely binge-able podcast "Abortion, With Love," a beautiful podcast that honors the stories of people working in...
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Session 25 | Migrantes Unidos with Marìa Torres Wedding
María Torres Wedding, creator and director of Migrantes Unidos, will discuss their vital work with us, including how they design impactful community projects slowly and intentionally and how they create mutually beneficial relationships and use interdisciplinary approaches to build trust, shared...
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Session 24 | Study Abroad with Dr. Maeve O'Brien/Alliance for Choice Derry
In this session we spoke with Dr. Maeve O'Brien from Alliance for Choice Derry about the state of abortion access across the island of Ireland and recent developments in England and Wales. Northern Ireland decriminalized abortion in 2019 and since then has enjoyed a gold standard level of…
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Session 23 | The Plant World and Abortion with Bonnie McIntosh
We talk with a full spectrum doula and herbalist Bonnie McIntosh about herbal support for abortions. We'll dig deeper into the huge topic of herbs and their uses and learn more about how plants can be our allies. We'll also get guidance for supportive herbs in surgical and medication abortions,...
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Session 22 | Study Abroad with Davinia Hamilton (Malta)
In this session we talk with Maltese playwright Davinia Hamilton. Hamilton talks with us about her award-winning play Blanket Ban, which takes its name from the incredibly restrictive abortion policies in Malta. We learn more about the situation in Malta and how this play and her work are a form…
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Session 20 | Art & Activism with Mar Lorenzo (MX) and Lara Islinger (DE)
The first episode in our "Study Abroad" section of Abortion Academy features artist and activist Mar Lorenzo and activist/researcher/Lara Islinger. Mariana Lorenzo, aka Maremoto, is a textile designer and illustrator. Her art passionately advocates for women's rights, exploring themes of...
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Session 19 | Ethical Pregnancy Support
JustChoice is a grassroots organization founded by people with a range of experience with abortion, adoption, parenting, and the foster care system. The organization is built around the principle that a pregnant person cannot make an ethical adoption decision without having access to all their...
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Session 18 | Abortion is Ours
In this session we spoke with Natalia Broniarczyk from Poland's Abortion Dream Team. We talked about self-managed abortion, abortion with and without mifepristone, strategies for international solidarity, abortion in restricted contexts, and much more. Natalia Broniarczyk is a Polish abortion...
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Session 17 | Community Resilience
SYA Executive Director Amelia Bonow and SYA Organizing Director Jex Blackmore talk about building strong, resilient networks with the people around us in order to to prepare for the difficult times ahead. Amelia and Jex talk about the connection between abortion access and forging strong...
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Session 16 | Plan C Pills
In this session of Abortion Academy we talk with Elisa Wells and Lauren Hattaway from Plan C Pills. We focus on how the US presidential election outcomes could affect abortion pill access in the US, including potential legal and regulatory challenges posed by election outcomes: a federal ban,...
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Session 15 | Colorado Doula Project
In this session of Abortion Academy we speak with Gina Martinez from the Colorado Doula Project about his work with CDP, including an overview of the abortion doula role, how CDP supports abortion seekers, and Colorado's significance in the US abortion landscape. We talk more about how and why…
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Session 13 | Later Abortion Part II with Erika Christensen
We are thrilled to welcome our first repeat guest back to Abortion Academy! Erika Christensen from Patient Forward and WhoNotWhen returns to take a deeper dive into abortion later in pregnancy. Abortion is on the ballot everywhere this election season, and understanding policy proposals can be...
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Session 12 | SCOTUS AMA with Rhiannon Hamam
In this episode we talk with Rhiannon Hamam of 5-4, "a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks." Rhiannon will gives us a broad overview of how the conservative legal project has shaped abortion law, talks about the concept behind "laws aren't real," and hosts an AMA on all things...
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Session 11 | Prairie Abortion Fund Book Club
In this episode we talk with our friends at North Dakota's Prairie Abortion Fund about their extremely successful activist book club. Since their first book club in 2019, they've read dozens of books, hosted hundreds of readers from across the United States and Canada, and fostered a thriving...
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Session 10 | All About Reprocare with Lupita Sanchez
In this session of AA, we learn about Reprocare's peer-supported model of abortion care, how they take inspiration from global community support networks, and how a peer-support model differs from a medical hotline model. We'll talk about how the healthline process works, learn about frequently...
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Session 9 | From MX to the US: Power in Community Networks with Lara Islinger
SYA talks with activist and scholar Lara Islinger about the diverse world of community networks in the US, the creation and evolution of the Red Transfronteriza (a cross-border Mexico-based network guiding Americans through abortions), and how abortion accompaniment and mutual aid can be used as…
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Session 8 | Abortion Beyond the Law with Naomi Braine | February 29, 2024
This session features Naomi Braine, author of Abortion Beyond the Law: Building a Global Feminist Network for Self-Managed Abortion. As this hellish election year begins, SYA is VERY interested in talking about building pathways to reproductive freedom for all, regardless of what courts and...
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Session 7 | Abortion Accompaniment with Genevieve Tam & Aya Contigo
This session we are spotlighting our wonderful friends at Vitala Global—specifically Aya Contigo, their amazing abortion accompaniment app. Originally conceived and implemented in Venezuela, where abortion is extremely restricted, a version of this app is now available in the US. Aya Contigo…
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Session 6 | Abortion Pills and the Legal Landscape with David Cohen | November 30, 2023
David will join us to talk about the post-Dobbs legal landscape, how the increasing availability of abortion pills has the power to reshape cultural and legal definitions of abortion, and emerging legal strategy from advocates (as well as assholes). David will also take your questions after class...
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Session 5 | Abortion Pills 101 with Dr. Ruchi Kaul
Dr. Kaul lead a fascinating Abortion Pills 101 breakdown, covering questions about the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol, how the pills work and how late into pregnancy they work, misoprostol-only protocol and effectiveness, medical FAQs on pills, and more! Abortion pills are an...
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Session 4 | Abortions & Mental Health with Rachel Dyer
In this session, Executive Director at Exhale Pro-Voice talks with us about abortions and mental health and how to support each other and ourselves through our abortions. We look at the best scientific evidence about the relationship between abortions and mental health, and discuss what factors...
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Session 3 | Performance as Political Action with Jex Blackmore
In this session artist/activist Jex Blackmore discusses their activism strategy, outlining a roadmap for developing effective and scalable actions to influence public opinion and energizing collective solidarity around abortion access. No arts background required! Links mentioned in episode:...
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Session 2 | Direct Action with Nix
This session features powerhouse activist Nix talking about Direct Action: what it is, how to do it, and who qualifies (hint: everyone). Nix breaks down the basics of how to coordinate attention-grabbing, impactful direct actions — from flyering to counterprotests — to empower activists to push…
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Session 1 | Later Abortion with Erika Christensen
Our first class features our friend Erika Christensen from Patient Forward and WhoNotWhen. Both organizations are centered around abortion later in pregnancy. Later abortion is widely misunderstood, frequently mischaracterized, and often weaponized by the opposition. Erika will give us a Later...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to SYA's Abortion Academy series, where each month we'll hear from a different abortion expert. Together we'll take deeper dives into more nuanced topics, help connect the dots between issues many of us are navigating regionally and what's happening at the national and global level, and give you fresh ideas to take back into your community.
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Shout Your Abortion
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