Anthropod talks abortion

Abortion is a topic that tends to engender passionate reactions. What’s behind our abortion anxieties? What are we really talking about when we talk about abortion? And what are we leaving out?

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, nearly half of the U.S. population stands to lose access to legal abortion in their state. In this special episode of AnthroPod, we explore the anthropology of abortion in a post-Roe world. Professors Sophie Bjork-James, Carolyn Sufrin, and Elise Andaya share their perspectives on the anthropology of abortion and provide insight from their own fieldsites at the time of this historic illegalization. With the help of other scholars of reproduction and activism, we talk abortion from an anthropological angle.

This episode was produced in the weeks leading up to the release of the Supreme Court's ruling. All interviews were conducted before June 24.