My Abortion Story
One in four women in the U.S. will have an abortion by the age of 45. But since the beginning of 2019, more than 250 bills restricting access to abortion care have been introduced in forty one states. Throughout this episode, you will hear from women who share why they decided to have an abortion – women who sent in their own stories, women who have shared publicly in the media or in front of Congress, and Alyssa tells her own abortion story.
You’ll hear from men who understand a woman’s reason to have an abortion is not any of their business or the government’s. Alyssa also sits down with Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America to talk about what’s at risk, the dangers of these restrictive bills, the misconceptions, and why at the end of the day, women need to have the right to choose what they do with their bodies.
Sources for audio clips
Spoken word piece by David Bianchi
1973 CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1/22/73)
60 Minutes' archives: Debating abortion before Roe v. Wade
Trump Says He'll Appoint Justices Who Will Overturn Roe v. Wade | Bloomberg Politics
Gloria Allred: Fight Back and Win
More states are passing laws to make abortion illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned | CBS News
Georgia governor signs controversial heartbeat abortion bill into law | CBS Evening News
Ohio Governor Signs Controversial ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill | NBC Nightly News
Alabama Senate approves restrictive abortion ban | ABC News
Missouri House Passes Bill To Ban Abortions After Eight Weeks | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC
2 More States Follow AL And Move Forward With Anti-Abortion Bills | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC
Boycotts called for Alabama, Georgia over abortion bills | ABC News
"My Body, My Choice", "Her Body, Her Choice" | Mike Arrison
Pro and anti-abortion rights activists on future of Alabama abortion bill | ABC News
The battle over abortion | ABC News
Ashley Judd: "Don’t Regulate What We Do with Our Insides"
The most radical speech at the DNC was NARAL leader Ilyse Hogue telling her abortion story | VOX
Busy Philipps testifies before Congress on abortion and threats to reproductive rights
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producers: Alyssa Milano, Sim Sarna
Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick
Editor: Josh Windisch
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle