12 episodes
My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast Preterm
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4.0 • 49 Ratings
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My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast is a monthly podcast produced in Preterm, a nonprofit, feminist, independent abortion clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Each month, we will release an episode that features real abortion stories submitted to the My Abortion, My Life website. These stories will be brought to life by people from our community in Cleveland who will read and reflect on the stories.
We’ll hear stories from people who had an abortion so they could continue school, so they could leave an abusive relationship, and so they could continue parenting the children they already have.
We’ll hear abortion stories where the decision to have one was easy, and some stories where decisions are more difficult. We will hear from people all over the world, from people who had their abortions before Roe v. Wade, and from people who had their abortions at Preterm.
My Abortion, My Life is changing the conversation about abortion by creating safe spaces for nuanced and respectful conversation about abortion experiences—and providing resources and tools to help get those conversations started. My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast is about listening and really hearing, it’s about helping all of us who have been silenced by stigma to find our voice, to speak about our own experiences, and to develop support for and trust in others. If you’re ready to help change the conversation, then My Abortion, My Life can help you get started.
My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast is produced in conjunction with Preterm and is distributed by Liberated Syndication.
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Season 3 Episode 2: "Autonomy and medication abortion" with Kai
Join us for the next episode of My Abortion, My Life: the podcast! This month’s episode features Kai, a former Preterm employee, who comes to abortion care as a doula and a community organizer. Tune in to hear Kai talk about her work at Preterm, and why access to medication abortion is so important to her. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about medication abortion, this episode is for you!
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Season 3 Episode 1: "These are my people" with Mark
My Abortion My life is coming back for season 3! This season is going to be different from the last few - each episode will uplift the voices of Preterm's very own staff. They will feature a Preterm staff member who will talk about their role at the clinic, how working in abortion care has impacted their life, and their passions and interests as people.
We are kicking off the season with one of Preterm's doctors, Mark. Tune in to hear him talk about how he found reproductive health care as a way to address patients as whole people. In this episode, Mark talks about his views on patient and doctor dynamics and also speaks about what he does as a medical professional to help patients feel at ease. If you’ve ever been curious about what it's like to be a doctor in abortion care, this episode is for you! -
Season 2 Episode 4: "The way things are right now" with Vanessa
The next episode of Season 2 of My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast is here and talking grey areas, abortion stigma, and emotional safety. We’re so excited to welcome Vanessa Arenas as our guest and as Preterm’s new Deputy Director! In this episode, she reads a story about someone who found their decision to have an abortion challenging and complicated, even though they identify as pro-choice – something we know is true for so many. Check into this episode to hear more about self and safety, as well as a thoughtful update on self-managed abortion – an especially pertinent topic as bans increase and access decreases across the nation.
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Season 2 Episode 3: "It is okay to feel everything you feel" with Ashley
One of the most important things that abortion storytelling reveals to us is that everyone has different feelings about their abortions, and those may change over time. Our storyteller as well as our guest, Ashley from NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, remind us that it is okay to feel everything you feel about your abortion in this episode of My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast.
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Season 2 Episode 2: "Everybody knows somebody" with Danielle
Welcome to the second season of My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast! In this episode, Danielle shares a story of one person's challenges in getting an abortion and the resilience we all have within us.
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"We bring our faith with us" with Gaby
Welcome to the second season of My Abortion, My Life: The Podcast! Join us as we kick off our second season with Gaby Garcia Vera from Catholics from Choice!
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Here’s to the girl out there who feels the need to abort her baby. Don’t. That’s a precious life inside you it’s your baby it’s a part of you. It’s living and breathing. It has no voice to tell you how he/she feels but it needs it’s mommy. Maybe your not in a place right now where you can properly raise a baby, that’s okay there are millions of ppl out there who would love to adopt your beautiful baby! Abortion is murder and you don’t know how awful you will feel if you take that baby’s life. It will cause depression and a deep since of loss. Plz don’t take your baby’s life. Just think, that life that you just ended could have been the cure to cancer. That one life that you decided not to save could have very well saved millions 🤍
Thank You Preterm!
This podcast brings an essential dimension and centering to reproductive justice conversations. Forever in solidarity!