Kate gets real and raw about her own recent experiences with miscarriage thanks to the courage of a friend and advocate, Amanda Allen. Amanda is Senior Counsel & Director at the Lawyering Project, focused on advocating for reproductive rights and services. Amanda wrote about her own experiences in 3 articles published by Elle magazine(links below). On the episode Amanda and Kate dive into the isolation in their experiences, the moments of medical intervention, and how their friends, coworkers, and employers supported them in a time of such intense grief. Amanda provides her professional combined with personal perspective on how critical it is that medical intervention be accessible and available for miscarriages and not limited to women going through such a vulnerable process because of abortion bans. This is life saving, life altering, medical care that should not be privilege based on location, reason for treatment, or cost. While you continue to challenge the politicians making these medical care decisions on women's behalf, don't forget to challenge your employers and providers on how they are helping alleviate the cost and burden to employers. Does your company have a pregnancy loss plan?
https://www.elle.com/life-love/a35283175/miscarriage-pregnancy-loss-essay/
https://www.elle.com/life-love/opinion/a39005690/my-miscarriage-was-over-my-terror-had-just-begun/
https://www.elle.com/culture/a39970367/abortion-bans-postpartum-care/
