The PoliticsGirl Podcast

They Don’t Care if we Die: A Conversation with President of Reproductive Freedom for All Mini Timmaraju

Apr 30, 2024

President of Reproductive Freedom for All, Mini Timmaraju discusses the importance of reproductive freedom in society. They emphasize the need to fight for our right to control our own lives through democracy and voting. The conversation highlights the values and freedoms that Americans believe their country should represent, regardless of political affiliation.

48:40

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Mini Timmaraju

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Quick takeaways

Reproductive rights connect to societal structures and democratic values, emphasizing personal autonomy over government control.

States with severe abortion bans lack support for maternal health, child care infrastructure, and paid family leave.

Advocacy organizations like Reproductive Freedom for All play a crucial role in countering threats to reproductive rights through grassroots efforts.

Deep dives

Abortion Bans and Maternal Health Disparities

States with severe abortion bans often have poor maternal health outcomes, lacking care infrastructure, low child care investment, and no paid family leave. This combination creates a dire scenario where reproductive rights are stripped with no support for pregnant individuals and children becoming the wards of the state, exemplified in states like Mississippi and Alabama.

Introduction

2min

Navigating Challenges in Reproductive Freedom Advocacy

5min

Battle for Reproductive Rights Across States

9min

The Dobs Decision and Extremist Ideas on Reproductive Care

4min

Exploring Societal Challenges in Parenting and Childcare

5min

Empowering Reproductive Freedom: The 2024 Election and Beyond

18min

Reproductive Freedom Advocacy

4min

Today we’re joined by Mini Timmaraju, President of Reproductive Freedom for All, to discuss how reproductive freedom isn’t just about access to the health care of abortion, but about how we think society should function. Do we believe our most fundamental and personal decisions belong to the government, or do we believe they belong to us? At the end of the day, it all comes back to democracy, and if our voices are heard and respected, or we’re controlled and silenced. We, as a country, have to fight for our right to control our own lives while we still can, and we have to vote in numbers that leave no question as to what kind of country the majority of us want to live in. I truly believe this issue isn’t about being Republican or Democrat. It’s about being American, and the values and freedoms we believe this country should represent.

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