When the Boulder Abortion Clinic suddenly closed earlier this year, its staff faced the deepest heartbreak (and let's face it: the rest of us were right there with them!). But within a mere 5 1/2 months, they built something new from the ashes: RISE Collective, a patient-centered abortion clinic carrying forward Dr. Warren Hern’s legacy of compassionate abortion care later in pregnancy in Colorado. In this episode, Carlos and Isabel, patient-care coordinators at RISE, share how the former Boulder Abortion Clinic staff turned loss into action, what it’s like rebuilding a clinic from the ground up, and how they’re pushing back against anti-abortion misinformation. Tune in for a story of resilience, teamwork, and the refusal to let compassion be legislated out of existence!Rise Collectiveriseboulder.org@RISEboulder on Instagram & TikTokDonate!Rise Collective GoFundMEgofundme.com/f/rise-collective Subscribe on Substack:♀️👉 “The Abortionfluencer Files”theabortionfluencer.substack.comFeminist journalism, seeking justice for those harmed and maligned by the Forced Birth Industrial Complex in the United States.Find me on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube:♀️👉 @TheAbortionfluencerLike what you heard? Please be sure to subscribe and comment!   

Sophia Kilmer and I decided to collaborate on how the same right-wing forces are coming for both trans and abortion rights, swap stories from the front lines of bodily autonomy, and even get a little spicy about why it might be time for some of our elderly politicians to finally pass the torch.

In Part 2 of my conversation with longtime abortion rights activist and former nurse Joanie, we dive into the intersections of Christian nationalism, child protection, and the criminalization of pregnancy — exposing how extremist policies endanger women and children while silencing survivors. We also discuss why access to abortion and sex education are fundamental to building healthy, compassionate communities.

Joanie shares her powerful story of surviving trauma, accessing abortion care through Planned Parenthood, and becoming a clinic escort and RN on the front lines of reproductive justice. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation about care, resistance, and what it means to keep fighting when the system keeps failing.

Adult sex ed coach Sabrina Baldini from Canada talks abortion rights, why adults are craving sex ed, America-Canadian politics, and online censorship.

In Part 2 of this interview, Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella “Rivers” Rivera share what it was like serving federal prison time after being charged for protest graffiti. We also dig into what’s happened since their release -- and what the current political climate means for the future of abortion rights.

Interview with abortion rights activists who were charged under the FACE Act for spray painting a fake pregnancy center after the Dobbs decision.