Everything You Need to Know About Abortion Later in Pregnancy
After personal experience with severe pregnancy complications and requiring a later abortion among a labyrinth of state abortion bans, Erika Christensen and Garin Marschall co-founded Patient Forward, a national strategy and advocacy organization. Erika and Garin sit down with us to talk about why people need abortions later in pregnancy, what barriers exist to accessing that care, and why government interference in pregnancy outcomes is overwhelmingly unpopular.
Further into pregnancy, the cost of care goes up, the number of providers goes down, and more and more restrictions go into effect. People require abortions later in pregnancy for a host of reasons, but often they are needed after 1) they learn that they are pregnant later in gestation or learn new information about the pregnancy, or; 2) they know care is needed earlier in pregnancy but are delayed by TRAP laws, abortion bans, economic reasons, and more. Many experience a combination of these factors which impact their access.
Links from this episode
Patient Forward
whonotwhen.com
AbortionJusticeNow.com
Fund-a-Thon
Plan C
Abortionfinder.org
Ineedana.com
Repro Legal Helpline
Repro Legal Defense Fund
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Transcript
Jennie: Welcome to rePROs Fight Back, a podcast on all things related to sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. [music intro]
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Learn more about Patient Forward and their work here. You can also spend some time on whonotwhen.com, a people-centered resource for understanding abortions later in pregnancy.
Read bills or legislation that you are asked to support. Does it allow government interference or criminalization? If there is, push back. Press your officials for what you really want, and thank them if they deliver on it.
If you can, give money to abortion funds. And if you can, make that donation a re-occurring monthly donation. Remember, this isn’t just a red-state problem—support funds in states where abortion is limited but also support your local abortion fund. It is now Fund-a-Thon time, so keep up-to-date. You can also follow funds on social media, where emergency appeals are often announced.