Abortion rights aren’t just a healthcare issue—they’re an economic one. In this episode, we break down how reproductive freedom impacts career opportunities, wages, and workplace equality. From the financial toll of forced pregnancy to the role of employers in supporting reproductive rights, we’re unpacking why abortion access - or forced pregnancy - is a labor rights issue, too.
This episode was prerecorded in December 2024.
Correction: The Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA) which allows eligible civilian federal workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child was passed in 2020, not 2023.
