Christa’s abortion story is intertwined with other profound experiences of grief and the duality often present in life’s defining decisions. As captured by a friend's advice: “She told me about other people who had had abortions that she knew. And it helped a lot. And she gave me advice that I've applied many points in my life. She said, if you'd had a kid, it would have been really hard. And it would have been beautiful. And now you've chosen not to, and it's going to be really hard, and it's going to be beautiful.”

See the play that inspired the podcast. Get your tickets to Hypothetical Baby, on stage in Toronto from Feb 22 - Mar 8. 

Rachel Cairns follows up the launch of the second season of ABORSH (Winner of the Planned Parenthood Toronto’s Choice Award for excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights advocacy and education) with the highly anticipated remount production of Hypothetical Baby, a play that mixes data and drama to present an autobiographical work that dares to publicly talk about abortion the way we do privately—with neurotic vulnerability, unflinching honesty, and frank irreverence.

Check out Christa Couture’s work at christacouture.com—discover her writing, music, and other inspiring projects.