We’re taking this back to the beginning. Kate and Jamia trace the history of abortion access all the way back to ancient and colonial history. How did women control their fertility before modern medicine? And how was that control threatened? Attempts to suppress abortion are more recent than you think, and--you guessed it--are also attempts to suppress women’s rights.
Believe it or not, abortion used to be just another part of life all around the world. The United States was no different, until a dastardly campaign spearheaded by male doctors and one obsessive postal inspector.
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Special thanks to Cameron Esposito and Tom Williamson for their voiceover work this episode.