By Jill Filipovic Originally posted in Cosmopolitan Inna Hudaya was a woman in trouble. Lying in a shoddy hotel room, she squeezed her eyes closed as an old woman performed…
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Our Work
We help shed light on everyday stories that have been in the shadows for too long. Stories that have the power to change conversations and beliefs in favor of what we require—from legislators, family members, and peers—to lead safe and healthy reproductive lives.
What is Abortion Stigma?
Abortion stigma is a shared understanding that abortion is morally wrong and/or socially unacceptable. Understanding what abortion stigma is can help us figure out how to change it.
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Theory of Change
More and more people are compelled to tell their stories in public and refuse to let stigma and shame hold sway over their lives. Story by story, community by community, we can connect with one another to change the national conversation.
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Untold Stories Project
Sea Change is creating opportunities for people to share their stories—stories that spark conversations, dispel myths, and inspire a growing swell of support for access to reproductive health, justice and rights.
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Capacity Building
Sea Change conducts trainings to ensure communities and organizations have the knowledge they need to challenge misperceptions and defend everyone’s right to self-determination and reproductive health.
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Research
The Sea Change approach is supported by the research—our research—that tells us how people can work through their shame and support each other—at the individual, community and national level.
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Originally posted in The Establishment By: Katie Klabusich When they donned the “pro-life” label in the 1970s, anti-abortion activists and politicians planted their flag in the moral high ground. After…
Originally posted on Rewire By: Steph Herold, Co-Founder of Sea Change Program September 30 marks the 40th year since the inception of the Hyde Amendment, a sneaky rider that Congress…
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