Welcome to the first bonus episode! I got to speak with two members of IMCA (Iowa City Mutual Aid Collective) about the work their doing within Iowa City. 

Iowa City Mutual Aid Collective website

IMCA Linktree

IMCA Facebook

In this episode, I air an interview with a local volunteer clinic escort in the Iowa City area. Jeff talks all about what it means to be a clinic escort, why it's important and how we can get involved.

Volunteer Info for Emma Goldman Clinic

Abortion Clinic escorts and defenders face increasing violence

Abortion Clinic Escort Stories

TW: Talks of mental illness and suicidal ideation.

If You Really Care About Reproductive Justice, You Should Care About Transgender Rights!

Transgender and Nonbinary People Get Abortions Too from Allure

Transgender Sexual and Reproductive Health: Unmet Needs and Barriers to Care

OneIowa

ACLU Iowa Civils Rights Act

Medicaid and Gender Affirming Care

Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says

Trans Bans in Sports in Iowa

Univeristy of Iowa LGBTQ+ Library and Archives

On this episode, I speak to with Gabriela Fuentes. She is the Senior Advocacy Strategist from Planned Parenthood of the North Central States. Gabriela goes over what kind of laws surround abortion here in Iowa as well as some of the attacks on abortion we've seen in the past. We also talk briefly about Texas, the upcoming Supreme Court case Dobbs v Jackson's Women's Health Organization and about the global gag rule. Let's all take a deep breath before diving in!

Jobs and Volunteering

Changing the Iowa Constitution on Abortion

Dobbs v Jackson's Women's Health Organization 

Share your story with Planned Parenthood

Global Gag rule

Planned Parenthood Advocates for Iowa blog

Join the fight with Planned Parenthood

Protest on November 1st