American Dreams: Reproductive Justice

About American Dreams: Reproductive Justice

As 2023 dawns, women in the U.S. look back on the last year and see one glaring issue: 2022 was the year their right to have an abortion was severely curtailed. But many women did not have access to abortions even before the Dobbs decision. Women on Medicaid, in the same states that are outlawing abortion now. Women who live in rural areas. Women who don’t have access to good doctors, and good advice. One thing the popular press doesn’t seem to talk about is how many women and trans men (anyone with a uterus) want to have children, but find that the systems as they are set up in this country mitigate against them. You read that right: women want to have children, but don’t because it is so hard to do so.

Publisher

Erika Washington

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2024

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2024

   This Isn't Our Destiny

   Erika Washington interviews Marcus, a 28-year-old incarcerated individual, about his life sentence and how he ended up in prison despite his aspirations and talents, exploring the impact of incarceration through the lens of reproductive justice.

2. 

   26 Feb 2023

   Best Practices

   Dr. Saraswathi Vedam from The Birth Place Lab and Rosanna Davis, President of CAL Midwives, discuss best practices for healthy pregnancies and births, emphasizing equitable access to reproductive care in this interview episode.

3. 

   19 Feb 2023

   Midwives and Reproductive Justice

   Erika Washington interviews Ashlee Hernanz Alvarez, Jollina Simpson, and Alicia Suarez about the history and resurgence of home births, highlighting the importance of patient-centered care and reproductive choices.

4. 

   12 Feb 2023

   Birth Stories, Part 2

   Amy Courts Koopman, Brenda Zamora, and Erika Washington recount their individual traumatic childbirth experiences, highlighting systemic issues within the American healthcare system in this interview episode.

5. 

   5 Feb 2023

   Birth Stories

   Amy Courts Koopman, Brenda Zamora, and Erika Washington recount their individual traumatic childbirth experiences, highlighting systemic issues within the American healthcare system, in this interview episode.

6. 

   29 Jan 2023

   Criminalization of Pregnancy

   This episode of "American Dreams: Reproductive Justice" examines the criminalization of pregnant individuals due to the "personhood" concept promoted by anti-abortion activists.

7. 

   22 Jan 2023

   Nazis, Eugenicists and the History of Controlling "Deviance"

   Historians Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira, along with journalist Phil Barber, examine the dark history of eugenics and forced sterilization in America, revealing its roots in racial supremacy and control over women's reproductive rights.

8. 

   15 Jan 2023

   Reproductive INjustice

   Industry experts Chi Chi Okwu, Alicia Suarez, Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Nina Martin, Wanda Irving, Jollina Simpson, and Dr. Toni Bond discuss the historic and current challenges to reproductive health, highlighting the disproportionate impact of systemic racism on Black women's maternal mortality rates in this interview episode.

9. 

   10 Jan 2023

   The Birth of a Movement

   Dr. Toni Bond and Loretta Ross, founders of the Reproductive Justice movement, discuss its origins and impact, alongside contemporary advocates, revealing how it addresses societal inequities in an interview with Erika Washington.

Who has been a guest on American Dreams: Reproductive Justice

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• Marcus
• Dr Saraswathi Vedam
• Rosanna Davis
• Ashlee Hernanz Alvarez
• Jollina Simpson

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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