On Hand

Nine Days in a Michigan Abortion Clinic


Listen Later

Last October we aired a story two weeks before the election in which voters were asked to decide whether to guarantee access to abortion in the Michigan state constitution. For this story, Michigan Radio reporter Kate Wells spent several days in a Michigan abortion clinic, speaking with women about what led them there. That story was recently nominated for a Peabody award.

Voters passed Proposition 3 by a wide margin last November in Michigan, preserving abortion rights in the state. The issue of access to abortion is still relevant and ongoing. With that in mind, we wanted to bring your attention back to the story from the Michigan Radio Newsroom and Stateside. Keep in mind that the story you’re about to hear was recorded and aired before voters went to the ballot to vote on Prop 3 last Fall.

The original story was reported by Kate Wells, and edited by Sarah Hulett and Lindsey Smith. Mixed by Mercedes Mejia, with additional help from Rachel Ishikawa.

Thank you to the many hands at Michigan Radio who helped make this story happen, and thanks especially to the women who agreed to share their personal stories.

Stateside’s executive producer is Laura Weber Davis.

Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Additional music by Brad Gowland.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

On HandBy Michigan Public

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

150 ratings


More shows like On Hand

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,971 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,882 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

31,987 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,495 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,787 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,605 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,843 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,195 Listeners

That's What They Say by Anne Curzan, Rebecca Hector

That's What They Say

141 Listeners

Code Switch by NPR

Code Switch

14,621 Listeners

It's Just Politics by Michigan Public

It's Just Politics

18 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,664 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,049 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,363 Listeners

Points North by Interlochen Public Radio

Points North

278 Listeners

The Wirecutter Show by The New York Times

The Wirecutter Show

1,175 Listeners

How To Do Everything by NPR

How To Do Everything

397 Listeners