Episode Details

Y’all asked for more rants, and boy do we have some for you this week! Alabama passed a terrible law, Georgia and Ohio are right there with them, and other states are following suit. Jen and Sarah are talking bodily autonomy — contraception, pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, hysterectomy and abortion and how they exist in romance novels. Get your pens ready — we’ve got a library full of books to talk about.

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Show Notes

• That Victoria Dahl tweet about hysteria.
• More about the forced birth laws sweeping through several states, and where you can donate your money if you're so inclined.
• How transgender and gender nonconforming people might be especially endangered from this recent spate of laws.
• Sarah's twitter thread asking about romances with abortion.
• Fanny Hill and some of the illustrations.
• Tinctures, tonics, and teas.
• The portrayal of abortion in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
• The perils of abstinence-only education.
• Romance is a powerful tool for sex-education, but not all authors view it as a responsibility.

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