In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Joanie (@JoaniePhotos42) shares how accessing abortion care as a teen shaped her lifelong advocacy. We talk about her early experience with Planned Parenthood, her work as a clinic escort in the '90s, her career as an RN, and how the same forces she resisted decades ago — misogyny, disinformation, and Christian nationalism — are fueling today’s attacks on bodily autonomy.



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Joanie's book recommendation:

Letters to a Young Brother, by Hill Harper

(I suggest buying from Afriware Books, Co., a Black-owned independent bookseller: www.afriwarebooks.com )



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