With the US on the precipice of recriminalizing abortion, we're having a two-part episode on this medical procedure, the impact it has, and the importance of the right representation in media.

Today's episode features an interview with Rachel Dyer, the Board of Director's Chair of Exhale Pro-Voice, an international nonprofit organization that provides non-judgmental and abortion-positive after-abortion emotional support via text line, and trains medical and mental health providers to better support the emotional well-being of people after their abortions.

The key moments in this episode are:

• 00:03:01 - Abortion Experiences and Stigma
• 00:06:48 - Supporting Individuals Before, During, and After Abortions 
• 00:09:01 - Overcoming Stigmas and Changing Dominant Culture
• 00:15:41 - Breaking the Silence on Abortion Conversations
• 00:17:27 - Abortion Stigma in BIPOC Communities
• 00:22:41 - Fake Clinics and Accessing Reliable Resources
• 00:25:00 - Supporting Future Reproductive Healthcare
• 00:28:42 - Clinic Escorting and Medication Abortions
• 00:30:38 - Importance of Education and Knowledge Sharing
• 00:31:10 - Supporting Exhale and Their Work
• 00:32:43 - Importance of Non-Partisan Support
• 00:39:42 - Importance of Conversation and Education

CW: Discussions about medical abortion

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