For The Record: Bodies on the Ballot

The Blue Record - A podcast by The Blue Record

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In this episode, the Archival team dives deep into the global, national, and local policing of Black women's reproductive rights. In denoting heavily politicized terminology, the archives team reviews key language students must know while attending school. Guest Kristen Couch of Spelman’s Title IX department emphasizes reproductive health and procedures available to Spelman students amidst profound changes to access to reproductive healthcare in Georgia. This episode explores the intersection of purity culture at Spelman and broader conversations on reproductive justice, aiming to empower students to better understand and navigate the current landscape of abortion and birth control access while redefining what sex and pregnancy means to Spelman.