On this special feed drop episode of the Choose Your Struggle Podcast, Jay plays a story from the podcast Abortion, With Love Titled To My Strength followed by a conversation between Omkari Williams and Renee Bracey Sherman on Ms. Williams' podcast Stepping Intro Truth. Ms. Williams is a storyteller who teaches women how to use their stories to make a change. Ms. Bracey Sherman is the Founder and Executive Director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions, increasing the spectrum of abortion storytellers in the public sphere, and shifting the way the media understands the context and complexity of accessing abortion care.

After Monday night's leak, Jay didn't feel comfortable putting out the episode intended for this week. This moment is too big; too important. We have to be honest with what's happening in this country. This ruling will simply be the latest attack on everyone who isn't white, rich, and male in this country perpetrated by the Republican Party and allowed by the ineptitude and/or willful ignorance of the Democratic Party. Our system is broken and we're seeing real consequences.

Jay and his wife Lauren attended a march Tuesday night in their city of Philadelphia that was sponsored by the organization behind the series of Women's Marches, and the Socialist Party. The march called for numerous outcomes including protecting the riot of abortion for all and the formation of a new party that accurately represents those the Democrats pretend to represent.

If you or someone you love needs more info on an abortion, please visit your local Planned Parenthood.

We'll be back with a regular episode (and talking about the success of Made It, Season 1) next week.

Choose Your Struggle.

To find this original conversation (and every other episode of the Stepping Into Truth podcast): https://www.steppingintotruth.com/e/talking-bringing-abortion-stories-out-of-the-shadows-and-more-with-renee-bracey-sherman/.

And Abortion, With Love https://www.abortionwithlove.com/abortionloveletters/lettertomystrength.

This episode is part of the Abortion Love Letters Mini-Series, releasing every Monday.Content warning: mention of blood and medical trauma

Abortion, with Love is a podcast dedicated to reclaiming the ways that we talk about abortion.Website: www.abortionwithlove.comInstagram: @abortionwithloveTwitter: @abortionwithluvDonate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/abortionlove

Bringing Down The Flowers is a free monthly newsletter where Hannah Matthews shares writing, art, ideas, and media in support of everyone’s abortion experiences. Hannah’s writing has been featured in ELLE, Esquire, Teen Vogue, and other outlets, and her book about community abortion care and support work is forthcoming from Atria Books in 2023. You can subscribe to the newsletter at bringingdowntheflowers.substack.com

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