Best Genderequality Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 28: Are Feminist Foreign Policies Actually Feminist? 56:21

5M ago56:21

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In this episode of the G@W podcast, we delve into Feminist Foreign Policies and look at some of the opportunities, challenges and contradictions inherent in them. We also explore some of the collective aspirations of feminists for Feminist Foreign Policies. These would be important questions to ask at any time but now they are especially important …

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Episode 27: Gender Apartheid – Help or Hindrance? 55:38

9M ago55:38

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Many feminists around the world believe that there is a war on against women and some are calling it “gender apartheid”. The global campaign to end gender apartheid focuses particularly on Iran and Afghanistan. In this episode we explore this term “gender apartheid” – where it came from and what some of the Femilemmas around it are. We look at its …

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Episode 26: The Femilemmas of Allyship – Voices from Beirut 30:30

12M ago30:30

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In this episode, three graduate students from the American University of Beirut, Maria Hamarneh, Elvira Abi Zeid and Leil Younes, question male allyship for women’s rights and feminist values in a social media context heavily influenced by toxic misogynists targeting young men and boys. They reflect on the ways that, as in many parts of the world, …

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Men, Make the Tea! 41:57

1y ago41:57

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A conversation with Karen McDonagh Reynolds, transformation executive, board member, and award winning CIO. How do we get men united with equality?

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Career Snakes and Ladders 40:50

1y ago40:50

40:50

A conversation with Chief Legal Officer Caryl Longley about learning the 'rules of the game', set by men for men.

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Episode 25: Femilemmas Pop-Up 25:30

1y ago25:30

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Femilemmas about gender identities, about who is a feminist, about inconsistencies when government leaders claim feminist mantles and so on, have been percolating for years. We held a Femilemmas PopUp at the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in March to hear what Femilemmas were on the minds of participants there. In…

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Next Season Teaser - Femilemmas 4:31

1+ y ago4:31

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In this teaser, Aruna and Joanne bring up the theme of their upcoming season: Feminist dilemmas, or, as they refer to it, Femilemmas.

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Episode 24: Leadership Transitions, Feminist Dilemmas, Soft Winds and the Roses 1:08:19

1+ y ago1:08:19

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G@W has a new Executive Director - madeleine kennedy-macfoy. Welcome madeleine! In this episode, we introduce madeleine and invite the past EDs of Gender at Work to think about what the opportunity and challenge mix has been over the decades at G@W and what learnings and dilemmas they have to share with Madeleine as she steps in. We build on a them…

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Episode 23: Emergent Strategies to Support Cultures of Repair and Care 55:47

1+ y ago55:47

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How do feminist organizations get beyond ‘calling out’ to repair and care? What can we learn from feminist leaders who are experimenting with strategies to build trust, reverse practices that undermine feminist collective action, and prioritize care, connection and thriving? In this episode, we talk to Michal Friedman, a longtime associate of G@W, …

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From Small Acorns 44:22

2y ago44:22

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Sam chats with Georgie Moseley, Founder of 'Help Harry Help Others' cancer charity about following your dreams whoever you are and making your vision a reality.

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Episode 22: Feminist Reckonings or Feminist Wrecking Balls? 54:18

2y ago54:18

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What is driving the growing numbers of implosions that many social justice groups around the world – including feminist organizations and networks -- are experiencing? Coming on the heels of the #Me Too movement, the flashmobs inspired by the “El Violador Eres Tu!” movement, and the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd, …

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Kadama 38:55

2y ago38:55

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Sam talks with Awah Francisca Mbuli, a victim of human trafficking about her escape and starting again. Contains themes of sexual abuse.

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Motherboards 42:58

2y ago42:58

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Eileen Brewer, from being the only female on the team in tech companies in Silicon Valley to volunteering to teach girls in Rwanda about computer hardware. On saying yes and walking through fear.By Dr. Sam Collins

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Katie's Reaction to the Overturning of Roe 39:58

2y ago39:58

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A raw, unedited, unproduced reaction episode to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Includes advice for how you can support abortion access and fight back, in both the short and the long term. The episode ends with a moment for reflection, featuring a song called "Animal" by Jean Rohe. In Jean's words, "'Animal' is a so…

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Choose Life 42:12

2y ago42:12

42:12

Aletta Raju, Employment Law Specialist from South Africa and Sam on finding self love and acceptance after loss.

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The Loophole That Lets Abusers Keep Their Guns 38:57

2y ago38:57

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It’s no secret that our country’s gun laws are riddled with loopholes, but one is killing women specifically. Since the beginning of the pandemic, murders linked to domestic violence have risen dramatically, up 58% in the last decade. Guns are the most common weapon abusers use to kill their partners, and victims are usually women. And many of thes…

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How Does Being Denied an Abortion Affect Someone's Life? 40:20

2y ago40:20

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Recently, Politico published a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case on the future of Roe v. Wade. Unsurprisingly for many in the reproductive rights community, Alito calls for the overturning of Roe. We know that overturning Roe will mean that millions of people of reproductive age will be with…

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Part 2: How Crisis Pregnancy Centers Use Clients' Private Data Against Them 52:17

2y ago52:17

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In Part 2 of our 2-part series on the misleading practices of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, we delve into another misleading, yet surprisingly underreported, aspect of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (aka CPCs aka "fake clinics). As we covered in Part 1, CPCs masquerade as if they are real health clinics - but because they are not, they're not subject to priv…

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Part 1: Crisis Pregnancy Centers 101 - How Your Tax Dollars Fund Fake Women's Health Centers 51:13

2y ago51:13

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Crisis pregnancy centers, or “CPCs,” are anti-abortion organizations that target pregnant people with predatory, deceptive marketing. They hide in plain sight by operating under the guise of offering comprehensive reproductive healthcare. Instead, they are religiously-affiliated, anti-abortion, and often unlicensed “medical” centers that, as stated…

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What Do the FDA's Updates Mean for Access to Medication Abortion? 27:39

2+ y ago27:39

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Back in early December 2021, you may have heard some rumblings celebrating that the FDA had changed some of its draconian and scientifically unsupported regulations around medication abortion. Medication abortion, a safe and legal method of first-trimester abortion, accounted for 54% of US abortions in 2020 but has been subject to decades of politi…

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A Glimpse Into a Post-Roe Future: Funding Abortion in a State That's a "Destination" for Them 40:38

2+ y ago40:38

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Today on the podcast is the Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF), a grassroots nonprofit that provides financial support for people traveling to and living in Maryland who need abortion care, and as the Supreme Court decides in June on a case that threatens legal abortion like never before, they’re working to remove the financial barriers for those seekin…

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Climbing Mountains 52:31

2+ y ago52:31

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Sam chats with Mona Bafadhel, the new Chair of Respiratory Medicine, King’s College London about her career, failing and being called "challenging.”By Dr. Sam Collins

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Episode 21: Are Feminist Leadership Transitions Feminist? 1:08:00

2+ y ago1:08:00

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We just completed the seminal month for women’s rights globally – worldwide celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8th, innumerable events worldwide for Women’s History month in the United States, and the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) recently concluded. Women’s rights and feminist organizations and movements are the dr…

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Using Information to Overcome the Gender Pay Gap 32:39

2+ y ago32:39

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You've probably heard of the gender pay gap - the fact that, according to the most recent Census Bureau data from 2018, women of all races earned, on average, just 82 cents for every $1 earned by men of all races. Last week, Equal Pay Day was recognized on March 7 - this is the number of days into 2022 women would need to work to earn the equivalen…

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The Meaning of a 6-Week Ban on Abortion 44:14

2+ y ago44:14

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You may have heard that Texas enacted a six-week ban on abortion in 2021, and that other states have begun attempting to pass copycat laws. You also may have heard many people remarking that 6 weeks is "before many people even know they are pregnant." But do you know why that is? Dr. Lauren Ralph, Associate Professor in the Advancing New Standards …

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Reproductive Justice 101 with SisterSong 48:06

2+ y ago48:06

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It's Black History Month, and we're also in what may quite possibly the last few months of Roe v. Wade's existence as we know it. So it seems an important time to talk about what exactly Reproductive Justice means, the history of this Black women-led movement, and why it's so very important. Joining the podcast is Monica Simpson, Executive Director…

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The Very Recent, Racist History of the Anti-Abortion Movement 59:08

2+ y ago59:08

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We know today that the religious right condemns abortion. But did you know just how recently they developed that opinion, and why? Today on the podcast is Reverend Serene Jones, a pro-choice reverend, religious scholar, and the former chair of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University. She is a leader on progressive religious issues, …

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How to Raise the Next Generation of Feminists 54:34

2+ y ago54:34

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If you have young people in your life, you may have asked yourself: how do I teach them to be feminists? How do I explain what feminism is and what it has to do with their lives? For young girls of color, how do I help them navigate the dual forces of racism and sexism? Fortunately, there is a new book that can help. Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morr…

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Episode 20: Feminist Leadership Transitions 1:10:15

2+ y ago1:10:15

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In our last episode we talked about the challenges of dismantling patriarchy and promised that our next episode would start to unpack different strategies to topple patriarchy. We have chosen to focus first on how leadership transitions happen and what happens to the leaders who choose to leave. There is a generational shift in leadership of femini…

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Seeking Abortion in Texas Today 43:38

2+ y ago43:38

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We've heard a lot about the hypothetical harm of Texas' incredibly restrictive abortion bill, SB8, and how it is a glimpse into a post-Roe future. But we wanted to talk to someone on the ground in Texas who is seeing firsthand the impact this bill is having on Texans seeking abortions. We're joined on the podcast today by Zaena Zamora, Executive Di…

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How the Pandemic Drove Women Out of the Workforce 42:21

2+ y ago42:21

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The COVID-19 pandemic has driven up unemployment among women, and the situation is even worse for women of color. Between a lack of affordable childcare, women's caregiving roles in the home, and the fact that women disproportionately work in sectors negatively impacted by the pandemic, the short-term and long-term implications of the pandemic's ef…

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When choosing abortion is impossible: People who consider but don’t obtain an abortion 49:25

2+ y ago49:25

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As the topic of abortion rights is in the courts and in the press lately, one thing that we often miss is the question of what it actually means to have the choice of whether to obtain an abortion. Aside from whether abortion is actually legal where you live, what other barriers may exist that may prevent someone from being able to choose abortion …

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A clinic making mail-order abortion a reality 32:29

2+ y ago32:29

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In the midst of nationwide abortion restrictions, one topic receiving a lot of attention is the idea of “mail-order” or telemedicine abortion. Previous Femtastic episodes have covered what medication abortion is and how you can access it in all 50 states through various channels. Today, we are talking to Hey Jane, one company providing telemedicine…

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Why the Gender Gap in Medical Research Hurts Us All 45:25

2+ y ago45:25

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medical research gap: a disparity that exists because the vast majority of biological literature is based on single sex studies of males of European ancestry. Did you know that it wasn't until 1993 that it was required for women to be included in clinical trials? Or that as of 2018, 78% of people included in key genomic research were of European an…

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Discovering Your Grandma Spied on Nazis 49:21

2+ y ago49:21

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Enid Zentellis thought she knew everything about her Holocaust-surviving, Olympic swimming-qualifying, nudist Hungarian grandmother. But when she discovered that she might have also been a spy for the Allies, it not only caused her to reconsider WWII history, it helped lift her out of her personal grief and helped to understand the power of individ…

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Why Representation in the Arts (including Podcasts) Matters 59:06

3y ago59:06

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Today on the podcast is Kacie Willis, creator of the podcast “You Heard Me Write," a Spotify Studios production. Kacie is an arts advocate who brings together Atlanta-based creatives from different disciplines and backgrounds through art. The series has amassed wide popularity, recently trending on Spotify because of its wildly creative, immersive …

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Connecting to your Purpose 42:42

3y ago42:42

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Sam chats to Suzanne Steele, Vice President and Managing Director of Adobe Australia about the importance of purpose and having your own personal board of directors.

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Battling for Reproductive Rights: The Last 100 Years and Today 56:01

3y ago56:01

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This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the founding of the American Birth Control League, and while we've come a long way since then, fierce battles for reproductive rights are still being waged today. Today’s interview is with Planned Parenthood's North Central States CEO Sarah Stoesz, a fierce advocate of over 20 years who has been fighting …

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Episode 19: Caring in a Post Covid World 59:39

3y ago59:39

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In a passionate and wide-ranging conversation, Kumi Naidoo and Aruna Rao explore hope, fear, Black Lives Matter, feminist principles, intersectionality and structural change. They ask whether the institutions that were set up to protect us, like the police, and to enable social change, such as social services, the UN, and international development …

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The Largest Contraceptive Access Program in the Country 1:10:48

3y ago1:10:48

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After decades of pursuing public health policies to reduce unintended pregnancies in South Carolina, New Morning President & CEO Bonnie Kapp had a bold idea. What if we made birth control available at little to no cost in every community, in every county, for every person with a uterus in South Carolina, regardless of health insurance coverage? Wha…

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Life's Profit and Loss Account 51:20

3y ago51:20

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Sam chats with Malan Wu from Wood Mackenzie, Robyn Dittrich, from BHP and Damien Jacotine from S&P Global following the "Collective Courage" talk for Women in Mining and Resources Singapore.

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Are You Prepared for the Cost of Parenthood? 1:12:15

3y ago1:12:15

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Did you know that childcare is now more expensive than college in 33 states? While parenthood is beautiful, there's no need to go into it blind. If you're planning to start a family, now is the time to start planning for the financial costs of child-rearing, both from the perspective of short-term, monthly cash-flow and the long-term implications t…

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What's Up with the TX Abortion Ban and How Can People All Over the US Access Abortion Pills Online 1:12:04

3y ago1:12:04

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On September 1, Texas enacted S.B. 8, an outrageous abortion ban that not only amounts to an effective total ban on abortions, but creates a bizarre bounty hunter situation where anyone can sue another person for assisting someone who has an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy - and be rewarded with $10,000 plus attorney fees if they succeed. In …

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Can We Stop Treating Women’s Health like a Niche Category? 1:09:13

3y ago1:09:13

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While women make up half the population, you may have noticed that women's health is treated like a niche category. Today on the podcast to talk about innovation (or the historical lackthereof) in women's health is Amanda French, co-founder and CEO of Emme, a healthcare technology company that wants to bring birth control out of the 1950s. Emme rec…

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Episode 18: Dismantling Patriarchy – Close Encounters and Imperfect Strategies 46:55

3y ago46:55

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Look around you and you’ll find many conversations about reimagining and transforming how we live and work – from how we enable the plant to thrive, to new ways of envisioning economics. And in all kinds of organizations, we are seeing real challenges to what was previously unchecked - abusive power dynamics, toxic work environments, sexual harassm…

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The Inclusion Rider: An Update 56:21

3y ago56:21

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While accepting her Academy Award for Best Actress in 2018, Frances McDormand shouted out a word that set the internet aflutter: Inclusion Rider. In a 2019 Femtastic Oscars Edition podcast, Katie interviewed one of the co-authors of the inclusion rider, law partner in civil rights and employment, Kalpana Kotagal, to introduce us to the concept. An …

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Shooting Stars 43:10

3y ago43:10

43:10

Changemaker, child advocate and recent college graduate Destiny Ayo Vaughan shares her incredible story of creating your own destiny no matter the circumstances. Content includes child abuse and child marriage.

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Women of Color in Cannabis 50:02

3y ago50:02

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As the cannabis industry is booming and on the precipice of federal legalization, it must figure out how it will traverse and address racial and gender equity in its workforce. While folks who have been incarcerated for non-violent cannabis offenses are overwhelmingly people of color, those getting funding and attention in the legalized cannabis in…

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Lifting Restrictions on Medication Abortion 56:08

3y ago56:08

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Medication abortion, or "the abortion pill," is an incredibly safe method of abortion that can be used up to about the first 11 weeks of pregnancy. Many people prefer this method to an in-clinic abortion due to the lower cost and the ability to manage the pregnancy termination to a large extent at home, on their own terms - but there's plenty of st…