The Vocal Fries Podcast
Date: June 3, 2019
Episode: 47
Title: Choice is Good; Justice is Better
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Carrie and Megan talk with Mary-Caitlyn Valentinsson, PhD student at the University of Arizona, about the language around reproductive rights, reproductive justice and abortion.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- The abortion bans/restrictions in the US
- Reproductive choice
- Reproductive justice
- Abortion
- Pro-choice
- Pro-life
- Inclusive language
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You can follow Mary-Caitlyn on Twitter
- Sister Song
- List of tweeters who tweet about reproductive rights
- Imani Gandy aka @AngryBlackLady – lawyer and podcaster who has great tweets about legal and legislative issues surrounding abortion; podcasts with @Hegemommy
- National Network of Abortion Funds
- National Abortion Federation
- Abortion Funds of Arizona
- Yellow Hammer Fund (Alabama)
- Arc Southeast (Based in Georgia, also serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee)
- Women Have Options (Ohio)
- Preterm (Ohio)
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