Choice Chat is a Humanist Canada podcast that confronts the truth about reproductive health in Canada—loudly and unapologetically.
Created by the Morgentaler Committee, this series challenges harmful narratives, replaces myths with truth, and reframes what we’ve been told about abortion, contraception, and reproductive care. No sugarcoating. No shame. Just real talk.
We’re lifting the veil of silence—amplifying lived experiences, exposing the spin that fuels judgment and control, and demanding a future where everyone has the power to choose what matters most - how to shape their own life. Anything less denies the very humanity that makes us equal.
Say the words. Share the truth. Break the silence.
Got a story to tell, or think we need to be talking to someone? Email us at choicechat@humanistcanada.ca (mailto:choicechat@humanistcanada.ca) or connect with us on social.
Abortion as Ordinary Healthcare: Changing the Culture
Send us Fan Mail Abortion as Ordinary Healthcare: Changing the Culture Choice Chat’s Culture & Abortion mini-series examines how abortion is shaped by the culture around us. In the first episode, Dr. Shannon Stettner discusses abortion culture in Canada, including stigma, silence, identity, religion, politics, and the need to understand abortion as ordinary healthcare. In the second episode, Rachel Cairns will explore abortion through the arts — books, television, movies, and theatre — an...
5 Jun 2026
In Their Own Words
Send us Fan Mail In this personal story episode of Choice Chat, Patrick and Michaela share their abortion experience together, offering a rare and deeply human conversation from both partners’ perspectives. They speak candidly about love, timing, uncertainty, grief, support, and the quiet complexity of making the right choice even when that choice still carries emotion. Their story challenges the silence around abortion by showing that reproductive decisions are not abstract political argumen...
21 May 2026
In Their Own Words - An Abortion Story
Send us Fan Mail Podcast Description – “In Our Own Words” In this personal story episode of Choice Chat, Patrick and Michaela share their abortion experience together, offering a rare and deeply human conversation from both partners’ perspectives. They speak candidly about love, timing, uncertainty, grief, support, and the quiet complexity of making the right choice even when that choice still carries emotion. Their story challenges the silence around abortion by showing that reproductive dec...
15 Apr 2026
From Crisis to Courage - Tricia's Story
Send us Fan Mail Tricia’s story is one of crisis, clarity, and conviction. In this deeply personal Choice Chat segment, she reflects on becoming pregnant as a student while living in an abusive relationship, being denied compassionate abortion care, and navigating stigma at one of the most vulnerable moments of her life. From that experience, Tricia traces the path that led her to advocacy, reproductive justice work, and becoming an abortion doula in Ottawa. Her story speaks candidly about ju...
10 Mar 2026
Abortion Decriminalization in Canada: Why Criminal Law Should Stay Out
Send a text Interview with Dr. Martha Paynter, author of Lawless: Abortion Under Complete Decriminalization. In this episode of Choice Chat, host Tara speaks with Dr. Martha Paynter—nurse, researcher, and author of Lawless: Abortion Under Complete Decriminalization—about why keeping abortion out of the Criminal Code matters for evidence-based care and equitable access in Canada. They explain how access is shaped through health policy and service delivery, and why efforts to re-legislate abort...
21 Jan 2026
Stanley's Story
Send us a text In this segment of “Personal Stories,” Kori shares the story of her son, Stanley; a deeply wanted pregnancy that changed course after a 20-week anatomy scan revealed severe fetal cardiac anomalies. She recounts the shock of hearing “incompatible with life,” learning the diagnoses (including hypoplastic left heart syndrome and total anomalous pulmonary veins), and making the decision to end the pregnancy as an act of love and compassionate care. Kori tells us why timely, barrier...
3 Dec 2025
The Price of Choice - Abortion - Gender & Social Inequality
In this episode of Choice Chat, host Tara sits down with longtime labour and reproductive justice leaders Carolyn Egan and Tracey Ramsey to unpack how abortion access is deeply tied to economic justice and social inequality in Canada. Drawing on decades of organizing in unions and community movements, Carolyn and Tracey trace the role of the labour movement in supporting Dr. Henry Morgentaler, winning decriminalization, and continuing to defend access today. They show how abortion is not just a “personal” or “moral” issue, but one that shapes a person’s entire economic future—whether they can finish school, keep a job, afford housing, or support the children they already have.
16 Oct 2025
Access Matters - Exposing the Illusion of Abortion Access
Send us a text In this episode of Choice Chat, host Tara discusses the complexities of abortion access in Canada with TK Pritchard, Executive Director of Abortion Care Canada. They explore the systemic barriers individuals face when seeking abortion care, the funding challenges for abortion services, and the role of crisis pregnancy centers in spreading misinformation. The conversation emphasizes the importance of bodily autonomy, gender equity, and the need for open dialogue about reproducti...
10 Sept 2025
Choice Chat - Personal Stories - 13 Years of Change
Send us a text A Personal Story on the Choice Chat Podcast In this poignant episode of Choice Chat, we share Stephanie’s deeply personal and powerful story of navigating motherhood, loss, and the decision to have an abortion. Her reflection is a testament to the complexities of reproductive choices and the long road to understanding and reclaiming one’s voice. Stephanie never imagined she would make the decision to end a pregnancy. Yet after enduring multiple miscarriages, navigating the dept...
22 Aug 2025
Beyond the Procedure
Send us a text Episode 3 – Beyond the Procedure: What Does an Abortion Doula Do? Abortion is more than a medical procedure — it’s a deeply human experience. In this episode of Choice Chat’s Beyond the Procedure series, host Tara speaks with Rae Jardine, Julie Vautour, and Mel Fuller about the vital role of abortion doulas. Together, they explore how doulas provide logistical help, emotional care, and advocacy — reminding us that abortion is healthcare, and it’s about real people, not debate ...
15 Jul 2025
What to expect when you don't want to be expecting.
Send us a text In this episode of Choice Chat, we’re talking all about the logistics of abortion in Canada — what happens before, during, and after. Host Tara sits down with registered midwife Jenni Huntley and nurse practitioner/midwife Christy Tashjian to break down each step of the journey, from taking that first pregnancy test to deciding on care options and navigating recovery. Jenni and Christy share their extensive experience providing inclusive, respectful abortion care, and discuss t...
17 Jun 2025
Providing Care, Defending Choice - Dr. Renee Hall Speaks Out
Host Tara interviews Dr. Renée Hall, who draws on 25 years of experience to discuss reproductive health education, challenges, and the fight for reproductive justice in Canada.
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