Episode 7 :: What We Talk About When We Talk About Pregnancy Loss

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Mother: A Podcast

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Why is it so hard to talk about pregnancy loss? Contributor Miranda Shafer (http://mirandashafer.com/) asks some hard questions about how she reacted to her own sister's miscarriage. Amy explores the medical science underlying a case in Indiana where a woman who says she had a stillbirth was convicted of feticide. (Read more about the case here: http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-13/indiana-jury-says-purvi-patel-should-go-prison-what-she-says-was-miscarriage) And a Tumblr project (http://pregnantparentingprochoice.tumblr.com/) collects stories of mothers + soon-to-be moms who support abortion access. Special thanks to Tara Shafer (http://reconceivingloss.com/), Veronica Arreola, and Rachel Perrone + Jodi Jacobson at RH Reality Check (http://rhrealitycheck.org/). Logo created by Justin Schnarr. Music credit: -Abe Sada. "The City" Beko 82. BEKO Digital Singles Label, 2011. -"Doctor True" by Jingle Punks, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library -Chris Zabriskie. "There are Many Different Kinds... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy