1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: I consider my abortion the greatest act of self love 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: that I did. I chose my life. Women have been 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: trying to end as successfully ending pregnancies that they didn't 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: want since time immemorial. We are here at the last 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: standing abortion clinic in the entire state of Missouri. What 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: has it been like for the people working here? What 7 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: has been like for the people coming here? That's what 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: we're here to find out. There's twelve twelve recovery chairs 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: in this area, and there was a time where it 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: was packed and we were super busy and we would 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: see fifty patients in a day. But because of the restrictions, 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: it just is not worth it for patients to jump 13 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: through this many hoops. I have all these activist friends 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: in St. Louis that are in Missouri that are panicking about, 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: you know, the rovers is Wade news in Texas and 16 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: Oklahoma and whatever, and I'm like, guys, we're ahead of them. 17 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: It's like this is already up in here, Like they 18 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: just don't know that, they don't understand, but this has 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: been going on since late Hi. Everyone, I'm Katie Courrect. 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: As you probably know, the Supreme Court is poised to 21 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: strike down its landmark seventy three decision Row versus Wade. 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,839 Speaker 1: It's an historic moment, but the story of abortion has 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: always been a complicated one, and even Row never met 24 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: that it was available to everyone. There's never been a 25 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: more urgent time to dive into this issue. Reproductive politics 26 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: refers to issues of power. The pro choice framework assumed 27 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: that you have choice. Abortion is an issue that touches 28 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: on our fundamental ideas about who we are as human beings, 29 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: about human life, and about human rights. Coming this June 30 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: from Katie Correct Media and I Heart Media is Abortion 31 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: The Body Politic, an in depth six part series on 32 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: the history and future of abortion access. Wow like a 33 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: loath telling my abortion story. Actually, all I could think 34 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: when I called planned parenthood was I will not die 35 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: because of this pregnancy. It made me resent myself because 36 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: of all of the obstacles that I had to face 37 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: just to access it. Join me on this journey to 38 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: understand how we got here and how we can ensure 39 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: that reproductive rights apply to everyone In areas like the 40 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: South and Midwest, for people of color and for trans people, 41 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: abortion has never been easy to access, even with Roby Wade. 42 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: Rob Wade was never meant to be the endpoint of 43 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: pro abortion legislation. It was meant to be the floor. 44 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: You can find abortion the body politic right here on 45 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: My Next Question Feed new episodes every Thursday.