FLOW’s Sarah and Jessica continue straight talk about abortion (Part 1: Abortion is Healthcare reviews treminology necessary to hold a conversation about abortion). In Part 2: Abortion Education - the FLOW team sits down with Dr. Ashley Brant (DO, MPH, OBGYN and Complex Family Planning Specialist). The conversation reviews the process of both procedural and medicinal abortion, the difference between DandC and DandE procedures, and affirms the myriad of ways in which abortion is life saving. 

To quote Dr. Ashley Brant: “Taking control of your reproductive life course allows you to take control of your life more generally”. Remember to register to vote and subscribe for more straight talk about abortion on FLOW:

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Program Notes:

• Abortion Resources and Content

  • Abortion Fund Network - https://abortionfunds.org/

  • Planned Parenthood Abortion Information - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion 

• Dr. Brant’s recommended folks to follow across the country:

  • Dr. Colleen McNicholas - (St Louis, MO) https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-st-louis-region-southwest-missouri/who-we-are/press-releases/planned-parenthood-of-the-st-louis-region-and-southwest-missouri-announces-dr-colleen-mcnicholas-as-chief-medical-officer

  • Yashica Robinson - (Huntsville, AL) https://www.aclu.org/bio/yashica-robinson-md

  • Ghazaleh Moayedi - (Texas) https://www.thecmecenter.org/speaker/ghazaleh-moayedi-976923

  • Katie McHugh - https://www.katiemchughmd.com/about-us - https://www.instagram.com/ktmch/

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