Exposing the Opposition: Anti-Abortion Activists and Agendas

Andrea Grimes,  Vice President of Research at Reproaction joins Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy from Rewire's Newsgroup's Boom! Lawyered podcast to discuss the links between anti-abortion activists and the anti-democratic agendas, as well as the ongoing challenges faced by the pro-abortion community.

“It’s painful to think of the good that $500 million could do for needy families and communities, and anti-abortion pregnancy centers are just not meeting those needs.” - Shireen Shakouri

"There are more than 2,000 anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the United States." -Erin Matson

There is little verification or regulation of how the money is spent, and often minimal evaluation of whether the funding was actually effective in meeting the program’s stated purpose." - Shireen Shakouri

The goal of CPCs is to “stop people from finalizing a decision about abortion that, in most cases, they’ve already made for themselves, and if they’re confused, they might delay further.” - Shireen Shakouri

I think everybody should be worried generally about their digital information, digital security and their digital footprint. But it is very much so repro workers that are targets of a lot of harassment and doxxing threats.” - Jessica Ensley

As the Holidays Arrive, Here's How to Navigate THOSE Conversations

Erin Matson, co-founder, president, and CEO of Reproaction, sits down to talk about how to have difficult conversations, when to engage, and how to build up your boundaries during conversations, confrontations, and questions.

Disinformation online used to ebb and flow, but now we are seeing it consistently, especially in regard to abortion pills and since the mifepristone court case." - Shireen Shakouri

Patients are now increasingly facing the same fear that abortion patients have, which is being harassed or attacked on their way into the clinic, or being in the clinic at the time when violence takes place.” - Kieran Mailman

They want to jail or kill people who don’t comply with their rigid, regressive gender roles, including forced birth and subjugation of LGBTQ+ people.” - Shireen Shakouri