Amelia Bonow, Emily Nokes, Lindy West | 2018
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Shout Your Abortion
Tag: storytelling
Lucia Leandro Gimeno (Editor), Steph Herold (Editor), Kate Cockrill | 2014
refinery29.com | By Erika W. Smith | January 21, 2020
This short documentary, directed by Rayka Zehtabchi, features the stories of four people who have had abortions, situating their abortion experiences in the greater context of their lives.
teenvogue.com | By Danielle Campoamor | January 9, 2020
In early January 2020, 39 senators signed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade. Danielle Campoamor compiled 39 abortion stories– one for each senator who signed on to the brief.
rewire.news | By Christine Grimaldi | October 24, 2016
This piece ponders whether abortion storytelling can impact politicians’ choices. In the United States, elected representatives are intended to legislate by representing their constituents. However, when it comes to abortion storytelling, sharing the impacts of abortion on constituents’ lives does not always seem to be persuasive to politicians. This article questions whether abortion storytelling has the power to shift political opinion and outcome.
Culture, Health & Sexuality | By Kate Cockrill and Antonia Biggs | July 14, 2017
This study from the University of California, San Francisco assesses the impact of abortion storytelling on abortion stigma through analysis of all-female book clubs exposed to conversations focused on reproductive choice.
*Unfortunately due to copyright issues, we cannot post the full text of this paper. We have linked to the abstract and if you are a student or have access otherwise to research databases, you should be able to access the full text through those channels.
rewire.news | By Kenya Martin | April 19, 2019
In this article, Kenya Martin, an abortion storyteller with WeTestify, calls for better inclusion and recognition of people of color in the abortion storytelling movement. She discusses both the immense importance of abortion storytelling being demographically representative of those who access abortion care and the dangers of whitewashing the history of abortion storytelling.
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Abortion Conversation Projects
Many different organizations and projects have promoted abortion storytelling to destigmatize abortion care. This webpage provides a comprehensive list of these organizations.
insider.com | By Olivia Singh | May 25, 2019
This article compiles more stories of celebrities and public figures who have spoken out about exercising their right to choose.
wmagazine.com | By Stephanie Eckardt | May 17, 2019
After Busy Phillips began the “#YouKnowMe” online trend, there was an outpouring of abortion storytelling from celebrities and other public figures. Read some of their stories here.
The Abortion Library 