Self Managed: An Abortion Story in Eight Parts is a podcast series that dives into the practice of self-managed abortion (SMA). We’ve interviewed people with wide-ranging perspectives on the medical, legal, technological, and personal questions that arise within SMA. Our vision is to build a chorus of voices that demystifies SMA in a free, user-friendly platform.
https://www.smapodcast.org/podcast/
Part 4: Criminalizing Pregnant People
Farah Diaz-Tello, a reproductive justice lawyer, describes the legal landscape of SMA and the history of criminalizing pregnant people in the US. This episode offers an origin story for the criminalization of abortion, and an overview of some of the legal risks that arise within it. Farah invites us into the thicket of legal restrictions on self-managed abortion, explaining how states and prosecutors have gotten creative in punishing pregnant people for ending their pregnancies on their own terms.
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Carol Downer’s self help work
Our Bodies Ourselves
SIA Legal Team, now If/When/How
If/When/How
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Southwest Women's Law Center
Legal Voice
Gender Justice out of Minnesota
Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice
If/When/How’s Repro Legal Helpline
Electronic Frontier Foundation's surveillance self-defense toolkit
If/When/How: Roe’s Unfinished Promise
If/When/How: Regulation of Pregnancy Issue Brief
Farah Diaz-Tello: “The Law Protected Marshae Jones; Her Prosecutor Didn’t.”
Molly Redden: “Jailed for ending a pregnancy: how prosecutors get inventive on abortion”. — This article provides an overview of the cases Farah mentions.
Molly Osberg: “'Every Pregnancy Is a Risk of Harm': How Criminalizing Miscarriage Could Play Out.” — Article describes Kenlissia Jones’ case, among others.
Miriam Zoila Pérez: “Purvi Patel Released From Prison After Feticide Conviction Overturned.”
Caroline Burke: Massachusetts' NASTY Women Act Aims To Protect Abortion Access In The State No Matter What.
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