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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 BackSexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Hero Origin Stories- Round 5 (Part 2)
Longtime supporters of rePROs Fight Back know what time of year it is… tune in for a reprisal of our most popular series, SRHR Hero Origin Stories! If you…
rePROs Fight BackSexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Hero Origin Stories: Round 5
Longtime supporters of rePROs Fight Back know what time of year it is… tune in for a reprisal of our most popular series, SRHR Hero Origin Stories! If you…
rePROs Fight BackThe Green Wave: How Abortion Rights Are Spreading Through Latin America
The green wave, a liberal feminist movement started in Argentina, increased mobilization in 2020 in to decriminalize and destigmatize abortion across multiple…
rePROs Fight BackTalking About Abortion: The Language and Imagery We Use Matters
During the Trump administration, multiple myths and pieces of misinformation about abortion were widely circulated. While states were gearing up to pass the…
rePROs Fight BackA Deep-Dive on The Global Anti-Gender Movement
The anti-gender and anti-rights movement is a loosely connected set of groups and money, sometimes working in tandem with governments, who are looking to claw…
rePROs Fight BackBecca Andrews on Her New Book No Choice: The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right
What was access to abortion like before Roe v. Wade, and what will access to abortion look like after its overturning? Becca Andrews, reporter at Reckon News…
rePROs Fight BackApparently Overturning Roe Wasn't Enough: A National Abortion Ban has Been Proposed
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) last week proposed a national abortion ban that would impact patient’s access to abortion care across the United States. Erin…
rePROs Fight BackThe US's Systemic Failure to Address the Sexual Violence Crisis in Indigenous Communities
Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about sexual violence against Native women. If you need help or to talk to someone here are some resources you can…
rePROs Fight BackTwo Months Post-Roe: What Does Abortion Access Look Like in the U.S.?
With the landscape of abortion access changing almost daily in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people are not receiving the basic healthcare they…
rePROs Fight BackNeed an Abortion? Here are Some Resources and Things to Consider
Abortion is still legal in more than half of U.S. states, but many people may not be able to access the care they need in the states they live in. As…
rePROs Fight BackHow Has the Biden Administration and Congress Responded to the Abortion Crisis?
There has been a flurry of executive and Congressional action after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v…
rePROs Fight BackNobody Puts Abortion in a Corner: Abortion in Film and TV
Television and film often allow people to make sense of the world. With abortion being center stage in many national conversations and with so many myths…
rePROs Fight BackA Look at the Post-Roe Chaos
After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the federal right to abortion was eliminated and sent back to individual states. The United States is now seeing a…
rePROs Fight BackRev. Katey Zeh on Her New Book A Complicated Choice: Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement
The ways in which abortion is often publicly debated can result in the harmful depiction of the experience of ending a pregnancy in overly simplistic terms…
rePROs Fight BackEmergency Pod: The Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
On Friday the Supreme Court released their decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization where they rejected 50 years of precedent by overturning…
rePROs Fight BackThe Loss of Abortion Rights Will Send Reverberations Through Many Spheres
As the future of Roe looks increasingly shaky, the implications of its overturning could result in a number of outcomes some of which may not immediately occur…
rePROs Fight BackAn Ask Me Anything Conversation on the Current Moment in Repro
From how we are preparing for the forthcoming Supreme Court ruling to how we are dealing with burnout, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director of Programs…
rePROs Fight BackHow are States Prepping for the Fall of Roe?
In the 2022 state legislative session, over 500 abortion restrictions were introduced, with many extreme and restrictive anti-abortion bills passing. Rachel…
rePROs Fight BackEmergency Podcast: SCOTUS Looks Ready to Completely Overturn Roe
On May 2nd, 2022, a Politico article was released that contained a leaked copy of the Supreme Court’s draft decision of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…
rePROs Fight BackPapua New Guinea: Providing Reproductive Health Care in a Highly Stigmatized Environment
Note: We recorded this episode prior to the leaked document showing the Supreme Courts intent to overturn the right to abortion. While unfortunately we don’t…
rePROs Fight BackHow Intimate Partner Violence is a Reproductive Justice Issue: A Personal Conversation
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 BackBMHW22: The Current Status of Black Maternal Health in the U.S.
It’s officially Black Maternal Health Week 2022! Dr. Jamila Taylor, Director of Healthcare Reform and Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation, sits down to…
rePROs Fight BackThe Relentless Assault on Transgender Health and Rights
Across the country, measures are being introduced to restrict gender-affirming healthcare, ban LGBTQ+ books, and prevent trans girls and women from…
rePROs Fight BackFaith and Repro: What Does Judaism say About Reproductive Rights and LGBTQ+ Rights
From abortion, to birth control, to LGBTQ+ issues, the Jewish faith informs many advocates, leaders, and believer’s work on sexual and reproductive health and…
rePROs Fight BackSB8 Made it Even Harder for Young People to Get an Abortion in Texas
Young people face all the same barriers that adults face in accessing abortion care, but in states like Texas, youth also face a parental consent law. Rosann…
rePROs Fight BackEveryone Loves Someone Who Had an Abortion: Abortion Storytellers Part 2
“We believe that everyone who has abortions deserves unconditional love and support. We believe that people who have abortions deserve to be in every space…
rePROs Fight BackEveryone Loves Someone Who Had an Abortion: Abortion Storytellers Part 1
“We believe that everyone who has abortions deserves unconditional love and support. We believe that people who have abortions deserve to be in every space…
rePROs Fight BackIt Just Got Easier to Get a Medication Abortion (Some Exceptions May Apply)
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mifepristone--the first of two drugs used in a medication abortion-- in 2000, the approval process came…
rePROs Fight BackDisability Rights and Reproductive Rights are About the Ability to Control One’s Own Body
The disability rights movement and reproductive rights movement both revolve around the ability to control one’s own body and life. Sam Crane, legal director…
rePROs Fight BackWhat a year!! Reproductive Rights and Transgender Rights Under Attack
Reproductive rights and the rights of transgender individuals are issues that are deeply rooted in bodily autonomy and have been under constant assault for the…
rePROs Fight BackHow US Abortion Policy Harms Rape Survivors in Conflict Zones
Rape and other forms of sexual violence have been reported by health workers, human rights observers, and civilians in conflict zones, including Rwanda…
rePROs Fight BackWhat Happens to Those Who are Turned Away From Accessing Abortion?
Note: This episode and the episode’s shownotes utilize the term “women,” when talking about the Turnaway study results, because women made up all of the…
rePROs Fight BackSexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Hero Origin Stories: Round 4
It’s that time of year again—time to tune in for a reprisal of our most popular series! Longtime supporters of rePROs Fight Back have likely heard our past…
rePROs Fight BackFrom Texas to Mississippi: Roe is in Trouble at SCOTUS
(note recorded before the oral arguments in Texas case)On Monday, November 1st, 2021, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Texas’s extreme and dangerous…
rePROs Fight BackPurity Culture, Sexual Assault, and Christian Colleges: A Toxic Mix
Purity culture, or the expectation that women remain sexually “pure,” is widespread throughout evangelical communities. Purity culture stems from the idea that…
rePROs Fight BackA Patchwork of Access: Young People Deserve Better
Young people deserve access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare—but those needs aren’t always easy to acquire in the United States. Diana…
rePROs Fight BackClinics Forced to Turn Patients Away Under Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
On September 1st, 2021, Texas effectively banned abortion in the state. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health…
rePROs Fight BackDid You Know UNFPA Plays a Critical Role in Humanitarian Settings?
Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban and the destruction caused to Haiti by a 7.92 magnitude earthquake have created two simultaneously unfolding humanitarian…
rePROs Fight BackWhat Afghanistan's Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis Means for Women and Girls
As Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, a humanitarian crisis is quickly unfolding in the country. Hundreds of thousands of individuals have been displaced, with…
rePROs Fight BackWhy Texas's New Abortion Law and the Upcoming SCOTUS Case are Stressing Us Out
It’s no secret that 2021 has seen endless attacks on abortion access. Most notably, Texas is attempting to not only ban abortion at six weeks but allow anyone…
rePROs Fight BackPassing the Women’s Health Protection Act Would be Magical
It’s no secret that state legislatures across the country are working tirelessly to restrict access to abortion care. From forcing patients to travel to…
rePROs Fight BackFrom Communion to the Courts: Reproductive Health and the Catholic Church
Reproductive health and the Catholic church have been heavily featured in the current news—from the Fulton v. Philadelphia Supreme Court case to the U.S…
rePROs Fight BackDemystifying Self-Managed Abortion
When many people hear the term ‘self-managed abortion,’ they may think unsafe abortion or pre-Roe v. Wade methods of terminating a pregnancy. Nowadays…
rePROs Fight BackEnd the Global Gag Rule: Pass Global HER Now
The Global Gag Rule has been intermittently preventing global communities from accessing comprehensive healthcare for the last 37 years. This Global Gag Rule…
rePROs Fight BackDC Statehood is a Reproductive Justice Issue
Did you know that in a 2016 referendum, 86% of D.C. residents voted in favor of statehood? Dr. Serina Floyd, OB/GYN and Medical Director/Vice President of…
rePROs Fight BackHow U.S. Policy Impacts LGBTQI+ People Around the World
Under the Trump administration, global LGBTQI+ health and rights faced an unprecedented assault. Andrea Gillespie, Sexual Health and Rights Policy Advisor with…
rePROs Fight BackEnding Hyde is a Step Towards Abortion Justice
What does a world that has achieved abortion justice look like? It has access to a full spectrum of reproductive health care, where abortion is affordable…
rePROs Fight BackThe Supreme Court Case that Threatens Roe
On Monday, May 17th, the Supreme Court announced that they would hear a court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), out of Mississippi…
rePROs Fight BackLet's Get Proactive About Expanding Abortion Access!
While Roe v. Wade may be the law of the land, abortion has always been inaccessible and a right on paper only for so many in the United States. Since the…
rePROs Fight BackThe Biden Administration's First 100 Days: Accomplishments, Shortcomings, and Next Steps
We have just passed 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration! Christina Krysinski, Counsel and Senior Manager of Policy at NARAL Pro-Choice America sits…
rePROs Fight BackBiden-Harris Administration Takes First Steps to Strengthen Both Title X and Medication Abortion Access
Last week the Biden took two actions to expand access to reproductive health care: the FDA lightening restrictions to medication abortion access during the…
rePROs Fight BackBMHW21: Black Maternal Health, Abortion Access, and Reproductive Justice
April 11 – 17, 2021, marks the fourth annual Black Maternal Health Week. In this bonus episode, Dr. Jamila Perritt, board certified OB/GYN and President and…
rePROs Fight BackTrans Rights are Under Attack in Several States
LGBTQ+ people, overall, lack equal rights and access in the United States. In fact, in most of the U.S., LGBTQ+ people face discrimination in housing, credit…
rePROs Fight Back1 in 3 Women Experience Gender Based Violence
Gender-based violence, or GBV, is harm perpetrated against a person’s will on the basis of their gender or gender characteristics. It is such a widespread…
rePROs Fight BackReproductive Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Catholic Church
Catholics have abortions at the same rate as others in the U.S. 58% of Catholics believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 68% of Catholics…
rePROs Fight BackYou’d Be Surprised How Many Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues Are Included in Bridgerton
“Bridgerton” is a 2020 Netflix show that follows the fictional Bridgerton siblings as they seek love in Regency-era London. The first season features plots…
rePROs Fight Back100th Episode Celebration: Jennie Answers Your Questions
This week we are doing things a little differently! To celebrate rePROs Fight Back’s 100th episode, host Jennie Wetter will be answering questions sent in by…
rePROs Fight BackMedication Abortion Shouldn't Require an In-Person Visit (Especially During a Pandemic!)
Medication abortion provides safe, effective, and time-sensitive medical care to patients around the U.S. that require an abortion. Unfortunately, medication…
rePROs Fight BackThe Biden Administration Can Fix Title X
Clinics that are funded by Title X provide critical family planning care to many around the U.S. This care includes pelvic exams, STD testing and treatment…
rePROs Fight BackPrioritizing Reproductive and Racial Justice
Reproductive Justice is the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and…