Abortion Rights

Through the personal experiences of historian Felicia Kornbluh's mother and neighbor, this book reveals the untold story of two grassroots movements in New York that transformed American reproductive rights politics - the fight to decriminalize abortion and the struggle against sterilization abuse.

Adapted from Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's autobiographical novel, following a 23-year-old French university student's desperate and dangerous journey seeking abortion in 1960s France when it was illegal. Directed by Audrey Diwan, this award-winning film deeply explores reproductive autonomy, body politics, class inequality, and women's predicament in patriarchal society, becoming a powerful testimony to contemporary women's rights struggles.

In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always is necessary viewing. A tiny independent film that topped critics' best-of lists, it's about a pair of friends who are forced to travel from their small Pennsylvania town to New York City in search of medical aid for an unwanted pregnancy.

In 1987 Romania under Ceaușescu's dictatorship, college roommate Otilia helps pregnant Găbița seek an illegal abortion. This harsh and brutal realist masterpiece reveals the state's control over women's bodies and women's brave resistance for reproductive autonomy within the span of one night.

Feminist Sleeper Cell is a podcast produced by Abortion Access Force, focusing on the latest developments in America's abortion rights crisis and anti-gender politics. Hosts Lizz Winstead, Moji Alawode-El, and Marie Khan respond to Supreme Court decisions, anti-abortion organizational actions, misogynistic structures in healthcare systems, and Black women's health issues with satire, anger, and critical humor. With a radical, information-dense style, it represents a frontline voice in American abortion rights advocacy.

Feminist Utopia is a podcast hosted by Benita and Debby, focusing on how feminism promotes dignity, solidarity, and social justice. Using American political events as entry points, the show explores abortion rights, Supreme Court politicization, protest actions, and moral discourse authority, emphasizing transgender, racial, class, and religious intersectionality. With a direct, highly critical style, it's suitable for audiences interested in contemporary American feminist politics.

Lean Back is a critical feminist podcast hosted by Lisa Corrigan and Laura Weiderhaft, focusing on in-depth analysis of American culture, politics, and social phenomena. The show uses a theory-driven approach to explore issues including abortion rights, democratic crisis, perfectionism, complicity, and candor, emphasizing the intersection of structural oppression and feminist critique. With a sharp, academically rigorous style, it's suitable for audiences interested in critical feminism and cultural politics.

The Feminist Lens is a podcast hosted by Women For Wanawake founder Peris Thuo and Nina de Ayala Parker, focusing on examining contemporary British society and cultural issues from a feminist perspective. The show covers abortion rights, racism, sexual harassment, child poverty, and feminist media practice, emphasizing intersectionality, activism, and public discourse reshaping. With a direct, advocacy-strong style, it's an emerging voice in British feminist podcasting.

Feminist Buzzkills is a feminist podcast hosted by Lizz Winstead and Moji Alawode-El, affiliated with Abortion Access Front. With a tone of satire, anger, and activism, the show focuses on abortion rights, medical justice, transgender care, and anti-patriarchal struggles. Content covers Supreme Court case analysis, book banning legislation, fake clinic exposure, transgender medical advocacy, and anti-abortion legislation criticism. The show frequently invites legal experts, activists, and artists to explore reproductive rights and social change together.

Feminists Without Mystique is a podcast co-hosted by multiple feminists, exploring political, gender, and cultural issues with sharp humor. With a frank, highly critical style, the content covers abortion rights, transgender issues, racial and judicial injustice, media responsibility, often featuring 'we see you' segments exposing structural violence and silent complicity in society.