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rePROs Fight Back
rePROs Fight Back, a multi-award winning podcast, does-dives into reproductive health, rights, and justice issues like abortion, birth control, sex education, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equity, and more. New episodes debut every Tuesday, giving you an insider’s perspective on what is happening and what you can do to fight back.
Episodes
rePROs Fight BackThe Dominican Republic and Brazil: A Glimpse into our Abortion Future?
Abortion is impossible to access in the Dominican Republic and extremely inaccessible in Brazil. Misinformation, gender-based violence, and influences from the…
rePROs Fight BackKrystale Littlejohn and Rickie Solinger on their New Book, Fighting Mad: Resisting the End of Roe v. Wade
Mourning, anger, and grief were top-line emotions after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Still, a recently released collection of essays and stories highlights…
rePROs Fight BackBehind Closed Doors: Exposing and Addressing Harmful Gender-Based Practices in the United States
Despite often being dismissed as foreign or cultural problems, harmful gender-based practices exist in every community across the United States, affecting…
rePROs Fight BackFunding Abortion Care and Practical Support in a Hostile Landscape
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion funds have been working overtime to support skyrocketing amounts of patients in need. And while there was a…
rePROs Fight BackThe Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Crisis in Gaza
Sexual and reproductive health doesn’t disappear in humanitarian settings. People don’t stop needing obstetric care, getting pregnant, needing birth control…
rePROs Fight BackYou Deserve Reliable Information to Make Choices About Birth Control
Social media and limited national standards around sex education means sexual and reproductive health misinformation and disinformation can run rampant…
rePROs Fight BackThe American Anti-Abortion Movement’s Terrifying Reach Across the World
Trigger warning: In this episode we talk about sexual assault and descriptions of unsafe abortions. Please engage with challenging content with caution. 45% of…
rePROs Fight BackHow The Supreme Court Could Endanger Access to Emergency Abortion Care
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, is a statute passed by Congress in 1986 to ensure that nobody who is experiencing a medical emergency…
rePROs Fight BackFlorida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Will Devastate Access in the South
Florida—a state with the third largest population in the U.S. and the second largest abortion provider in the U.S.—has recently allowed a state Supreme Court…
rePROs Fight BackBMHW24 – Reproductive Justice, Black Maternal Health, and the Supreme Court
April 11-17, 2024, marks Black Maternal Health week. Dr. Monica McLemore, Professor of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing at the University of…
rePROs Fight BackPregnancy Criminalization, Surveillance, and the Child Welfare System
Pregnancy criminalization—often rooted in fetal personhood laws and anti-drug sentiment—has a long history and applies criminal suspicions to those who have…
rePROs Fight BackThe 150-Year-Old Law that Could Impact Abortion Pill Access Today
The Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law named after “anti-vice” crusader Anthony Comstock, passed in 1873. It allowed enforcement power to investigate the U.S…
rePROs Fight BackBridging Gaps in California's Abortion Access
California, a self-dubbed “reproductive freedom state,” scored an A+ on rePROs Fight Back’s forthcoming 50-state report card on reproductive health and rights…
rePROs Fight BackFinding Progress and Joy in State-Level Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Policy
Particularly after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, reproductive health, rights, and justice can feel very doom-and-gloom. Yet…
rePROs Fight BackAlabama’s Supreme Court Ruling: IVF, Fetal Personhood, and a Ripple Effect
In a recent decision, the Alabama Supreme Court declared frozen embryos the same status as people. The decision, which is not grounded in law, references…
rePROs Fight BackGretchen Sisson on her New Book, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
Per year in the U.S., there are around 4 million births, between 850,000 - 1,000,0000 abortions, and 18,000 - 22,000 private domestic infant adoptions…
rePROs Fight BackRoe Was Never Enough: A Conversation with Abortion Fund of Ohio’s Executive Director
For decades, abortion funds have worked tirelessly to bridge the gaps in access for people who needed abortion care. Their very existence highlights the fact…
rePROs Fight BackThis Valentine’s Day, We’re Talking Pleasure!
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we’re talking about the ultimate sexual and reproductive health and rights topic-- pleasure! Having researched how Black women…
rePROs Fight BackProject 2025 is a Road Map to a Conservative United States. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Politicizing independent institutions, spreading misinformation, aggrandizing and consolidating executive power, weakening checks and balances, quashing…
rePROs Fight BackA Deep Dive into Idaho’s Increasingly Extremist Abortion Landscape
White supremacist, Christian nationalist extremists have infiltrated state government on all levels in Idaho, which has created the political environment that…
rePROs Fight BackGood News: The Biden Administration Finalized New Refusal Rules
There are a number of provisions in federal statutes that allow providers and hospitals the ability to refuse to provide care, or the information a patient may…
rePROs Fight BackNeed Help Getting an Abortion? r/abortion Has Answers
Abortion information, policies, and access is always changing. Ariella Messing, founder and Executive Director of the Online Abortion Resource Squad (OARS)…
rePROs Fight BackSo Many Sexual and Reproductive Health Court Cases, So Little Time
A variety of court cases, which have the ability to severely restrict, limit, and criminalize sexual and reproductive health care—such as abortion— are…
rePROs Fight BackNew Year, New Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
The Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice is a federal policy agenda that briefs every incoming administration on how to expand and…
rePROs Fight BackHere's What a World That Achieves LGBTQ+ Justice Looks Like
The needs of LGBTQI+ people to live safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives are as important as the are universally necessary. Vivian Topping, Director of Advocacy…
rePROs Fight BackHelp! Help! I'm Being Suppressed (Digitally)
Even years before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, reproductive health and rights organizations were noticing that their abortion content posts were being…
rePROs Fight BackAs the Holidays Arrive, Here's How to Navigate THOSE Conversations
As the holiday season continues and people sit down with their family and friends around dinner tables and fireplaces, personal question and general…
rePROs Fight BackAMA: You Had Questions, Jennie Has Answers
From the history of how the rePROs Fight Back podcast began to some behind-the-scenes sneak peaks, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director of Programs…
rePROs Fight BackIt's Time to Say #ThxBirthControl Because They are Coming for Birth Control
November 15, 2023, is #ThxBirthControl Day! Everyone deserves access to an array of birth control methods that works best for their body, their life, and their…
rePROs Fight BackSCOTUS is Hearing a Case That Could Put Guns Back in the Hands of Domestic Abusers
Gun violence prevention and domestic violence are inextricably linked. And today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case, U.S. v Rahimi, that could…
rePROs Fight BackFight for Your Right to Access Abortion Through Your Union
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion access has become dependent on one’s location. Accessing an abortion involves…
rePROs Fight BackAnti-Trans Advocates Are Following the Anti-Abortion Playbook Play for Play
The culture of fear that the anti-abortion movement uses also underlines the anti-queer and anti-transgender movement. Garnet Henderson, Senior Multiplatform…
rePROs Fight BackThe Fight for Medical Privacy in Latin America and Its Implications for Abortion Rights
The Green Wave movement has swept through Latin America and has increased the liberalization of abortion law. Still, criminalization, and medical privacy and…
rePROs Fight BackLet's Talk About Why Gestational Bans and Exceptions Need To Go
Abortions later in pregnancy can occur for a variety of reasons, and the later in pregnancy an abortion is needed, the more barriers patients face in accessing…
rePROs Fight BackHannah Matthews on Her New Book, You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula
As an abortion care worker and doula, Hannah Matthews has seen a plethora of abortion journeys and responses. And while statistically nearly everyone knows…
rePROs Fight BackThe Impacts of Dobbs Ripple Around the World
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade no doubt impacted countless people in the U.S. But…
rePROs Fight BackLauren Rankin On Her New Book, Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America
Starting in the late 1970s, people have been serving as clinic escorts at abortion clinics, guarding and protecting patients from anti-abortion protestors…
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Love Podcasts? Love bodily autonomy? Want to get engaged in the fight for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice? Then this is the podcast for…
rePROs Fight BackThe Sharp Increase in Reproductive Violence Post-Dobbs
Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about intimate partner violence. If you need help or to talk to someone you can call or chat the National Domestic…
rePROs Fight BackThe New Dept. of Defense Abortion Policy and the Anti-Abortion Backlash
There have been and continue to be significant bans on abortion in the military (with limited exceptions), through TRICARE and at military treatment…
rePROs Fight BackHow has the Work of Abortion Funds Changed Post-Roe?
Patients needed abortion funds even before the fall of Roe v. Wade in order to access care, but those needs have skyrocketed after Dobbs and as the abortion…
rePROs Fight BackA Birth Control Pill Will Soon Be Available Over the Counter. Yes, Really!
On July 13th, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill, for over-the-counter sale. The United States…
rePROs Fight BackThe U.S. is on the Wrong Side of Global Abortion Trends
Abortion rates around the world have stayed the same since the 1990s—except in countries where abortion restrictions have been newly introduced. Tarah Demant…
rePROs Fight BackOne Year Ago We Lost the Right to Abortion: Where Are We Now?
June 24th, 2023 marked one-year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade via the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court case. Between July and…
rePROs Fight BackA Human Rights Crisis: Uganda's New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
At the end of May, Uganda’s president signed into law a piece of legislation that criminalizes the LGBTQI+ community it includes that death penalty for…
rePROs Fight BackIn the Year Post-Dobbs, Anti-Abortion Violence Has Increased
One year after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that served as the platform for Roe v. Wade’s overturning, 15 states have now banned all…
rePROs Fight BackA Closer Look at the Court Cases that Expanded Abortion Access in Mexico and Colombia
Since the start of the Green Wave movement, multiple countries across Latin America have liberalized their abortion laws. Ivonne Garza, Senior Associate at the…
rePROs Fight BackJust Let Trans Girls Play Sports
More than half of states in the United States have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, including at the middle and high school age. Katelyn…
rePROs Fight BackOvercoming Barriers to Ensure Access to Reproductive Health Care in Vietnam
During the last three decades, Vietnam’s general public has achieved an all-time high in contraceptive prevalence rates. However, many still face barriers in…
rePROs Fight BackPre-Dobbs, Many Stories of Suffering Came from Catholic Hospitals. Now, They're Everywhere.
Catholic hospitals and existing religious restrictions on abortion are currently co-existing with post-Roe abortion bans across the U.S. And, in states where…
rePROs Fight BackEmergency Pod: Explaining the Chaos of the Recent Mifepristone Rulings
On Friday, April 8, 2023, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued an unprecedented ruling out of Texas that has the ability to impact medication abortion access…
rePROs Fight BackThe Global Gag Rule May be Gone (For Now) But Its Harm Continues
The Global Gag Rule (GGR) prevents foreign non-governmental organizations that receive U.S. foreign assistance funds from providing, advocating for, counseling…
rePROs Fight BackConnecting the Dots Between SRHR and Gender Equality
Gender inequality can lead to women and girl’s having lower income and educational attainment and decreased autonomy and political power. Bridget Kelly…
rePROs Fight BackCan One Fringe Judge Really Eliminate Medication Abortion in the US?
Medication abortion is safer than Tylenol, and it’s certainly safer than carrying a pregnancy to term. So why is there a case out of Texas that claims…
rePROs Fight BackState Attacks on Transgender Health and Rights are Out of Control
Less than two months into 2023, 325 bills aimed at the health and rights of transgender folks have been introduced in state legislatures around the country—…
rePROs Fight BackNot Everyone is Impacted Equally by Abortion Bans-- Dobbs Made it Much Worse
People’s ability to access healthcare and achieve positive health outcomes should not depend on who they are, but unfortunately, and all too often, it does. In…
rePROs Fight BackThe FDA Just Made it Easier to Access Medication Abortion (Some Exceptions May Apply)
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration announced that retail pharmacies in the US would be able to receive certification to dispense medication abortion…
rePROs Fight BackHow the Overturning of Roe has Impacted the Latina Community
New research from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice shows that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has devastated Latinas…
rePROs Fight BackThe US Healthcare System is Already Failing People -- Abortion Bans Make it Worse
The Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has, in many states, decimated access to abortion care and prevented abortion providers from treating patients…
rePROs Fight BackAbortion Funds: Your Ability to Access an Abortion Shouldn't Depend on What's in Your Wallet
Abortion funds work overtime to help patients hurdle financial and logistical barriers to abortion access, and their work has gotten increasingly more…