Reproductive Left
Reproductive Left is a podcast by Mabel Wadsworth Center, a feminist, nonprofit, sexual and reproductive healthcare provider in Bangor, ME. After a three year hiatus, we are back with new hosts: Catherine Chavaree (she, her) and Aspen Ruhlin (they, them). Join us as we explore topics that impact our sexual and reproductive health and lives.
New episodes the last Friday of the month!
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Why the Courts Matter with Eliza Townsend
On this episode, we speak with Eliza Townsend, executive director of the Maine Women’s Lobby. With the election right around the corner, we discussed the importance of the federal courts and how they impact our lives. Don’t forget to vote on November 8th! We end with “Ask Mabel” where Lindsey Piper, WHNP, answers questions about… read more…
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What is Reproductive Coercion with Catherine Kurr
This episode is from April 2015. Reproductive Coercion affects millions of women yet it is something we do not often hear about. In this interview, we talk with Catherine Kurr from Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance to gain a better understanding of this type of control. Included in this episode are clips from the reader’s theater performance,… read more…
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The Fight for Birth Control with Bundy Boit
On today’s episode local writer, pianist, and composer, Bundy Boit, joins us to talk about her most recent play. It is titled: An Inner Voice and is about Margaret Sanger’s fight, in the 20th century, for access to birth control information for all women. Bundy has published short stories and essays in diverse anthologies and… read more…
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The Burden is Undue with Andrea Irwin, JD
In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Whole Woman’s Health in the biggest abortion case in decades. On this episode, Andrea Irwin, executive director of Mabel Wadsworth Center, helps us understand what the ruling means and what implications it has for the future. In our “Ask Mabel” segment, Lindsey Piper, WHNP answers questions… read more…
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Winning the Right to Vote with Posie Cowan
On this episode, we re-aired the first Reproductive Left show to air on Community Radio WERU. The interview is with Posie Cowan of Blue Hill, Maine. She talks with us about discovering suffrage banners in her family’s attic. This took her on quite the adventure as she learned about her grandmother’s activism. In the “Ask… read more…