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American Dreams PodcastCriminalization of PregnancyIn 2014, Tammy Loertscher got pregnant. A few years before, her thyroid had been removed. She lost her job. She lost her insurance. Her state, Wisconsin, had turned down the Medicaid expansion associated with the Affordable Care Act. So she didn't have access to meds. So she self-medicated, just to keep herself stable. When she realized she was pregnant, she went to a doctor to help her get back on a better regimen, so she could be healthy for her fetus. Instead, she was arrested. We talk to filmmaker Jo Ardinger about her film, "Personhood," which follows Loertscher's story, and...2023-01-2924 min