WEBVTT - Coming soon … Abortion: The Body Politic

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<v Speaker 1>I consider my abortion the greatest act of self love

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<v Speaker 1>that I did. I chose my life. Women have been

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<v Speaker 1>trying to end as successfully ending pregnancies that they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want since time immemorial. We are here at the last

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<v Speaker 1>standing abortion clinic in the entire state of Missouri. What

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<v Speaker 1>has it been like for the people working here? What

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<v Speaker 1>has been like for the people coming here? That's what

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<v Speaker 1>we're here to find out. There's twelve twelve recovery chairs

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<v Speaker 1>in this area, and there was a time where it

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<v Speaker 1>was packed and we were super busy and we would

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<v Speaker 1>see fifty patients in a day. But because of the restrictions,

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<v Speaker 1>it just is not worth it for patients to jump

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<v Speaker 1>through this many hoops. I have all these activist friends

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<v Speaker 1>in St. Louis that are in Missouri that are panicking about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the rovers is Wade news in Texas and

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma and whatever, and I'm like, guys, we're ahead of them.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like this is already up in here, Like they

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know that, they don't understand, but this has

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<v Speaker 1>been going on since late Hi. Everyone, I'm Katie Courrect.

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<v Speaker 1>As you probably know, the Supreme Court is poised to

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<v Speaker 1>strike down its landmark seventy three decision Row versus Wade.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an historic moment, but the story of abortion has

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<v Speaker 1>always been a complicated one, and even Row never met

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<v Speaker 1>that it was available to everyone. There's never been a

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<v Speaker 1>more urgent time to dive into this issue. Reproductive politics

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<v Speaker 1>refers to issues of power. The pro choice framework assumed

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<v Speaker 1>that you have choice. Abortion is an issue that touches

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<v Speaker 1>on our fundamental ideas about who we are as human beings,

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<v Speaker 1>about human life, and about human rights. Coming this June

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<v Speaker 1>from Katie Correct Media and I Heart Media is Abortion

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<v Speaker 1>The Body Politic, an in depth six part series on

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<v Speaker 1>the history and future of abortion access. Wow like a

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<v Speaker 1>loath telling my abortion story. Actually, all I could think

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<v Speaker 1>when I called planned parenthood was I will not die

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<v Speaker 1>because of this pregnancy. It made me resent myself because

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<v Speaker 1>of all of the obstacles that I had to face

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<v Speaker 1>just to access it. Join me on this journey to

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<v Speaker 1>understand how we got here and how we can ensure

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<v Speaker 1>that reproductive rights apply to everyone In areas like the

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<v Speaker 1>South and Midwest, for people of color and for trans people,

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<v Speaker 1>abortion has never been easy to access, even with Roby Wade.

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<v Speaker 1>Rob Wade was never meant to be the endpoint of

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<v Speaker 1>pro abortion legislation. It was meant to be the floor.

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