We Testify abortion storytellers, Renee Bracey-Sherman and Beth Vial, share a blueprint for how to destigmatize abortion. This episode offers insight into the power of sharing abortion stories. Renee and Beth articulate some of the reasons why abortion storytellers remain silent, and discuss why building radical love and community for people who have had abortions matters.

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• We Testify

• National Network of Abortion Funds

• Youth Testify

• Advocates for Youth

• Women Help Women

• Plan C

• If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline

• All Options

• ACLU

• Jane’s Due Process

• Renee Bracey Sherman: “Saying Abortion Aloud” — Guides on abortion storytelling/supporting abortion storytellers.

• Beth Vial: “Even in a Pandemic, People Still Need Abortions.”

• Beth Vial: “What It Was Like to Get a Later Abortion.”

• Kate Smith: “‘That's where it ends up’: Texas attorney general said he expects the coronavirus abortion ban will reach the Supreme Court.” — Renee mentions Kate Smith’s interview with TX Attorney General, Ken Paxton.

• Compilation of words and ideas