After a short summer hiatus, Pod45 is back! We're delighted to bring you an episode discussing our recent 16-piece marathon cluster Abortion Now, Abortion Forever, which was published to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. This urgently important cluster can be found at https://post45.org/sections/contemporaries-essays/abortion-now-abortion-forever/.
In conversation on the cluster and the issues to which it responds are Contemporaries editor-in-chief Gloria Fisk and cluster editors Margaret Ronda, Jena DiMaggio, and Jeannette Schollaert.
As Margaret, Jena, and Jeannette write in their introduction, "abortion aid funds and reproductive health collectives can always use more assistance, and we encourage everyone reading this cluster to donate if they can!" Please visit:
National Network of Abortion Funds
The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.
Sister Song
SisterSong’s mission is to strengthen and amplify the collective voices of indigenous women and women of color to achieve reproductive justice by eradicating reproductive oppression and securing human rights.
Student Coalition for Reproductive Justice
https://www.thescrj.org/donate
Towards the end of this episode, we discuss Jena's involvement with the Student Coalition for Reproductive Justice, which is doing incredible work on college campuses across the USA. The SCRJ's mission is to educate and empower youth to take charge of their reproductive autonomy. Through intentional engagement and strategic activism, the SCRJ endeavors to break the systematic barriers that prevent equitable access for all students to reproductive health care and quality sexual education.