Body & State

Public television and public radio health reporter Sarah Varney has been chronicling the impact on women’s health care since the end of federal abortion rights and documenting what lies ahead for the rights of women and girls. In Body & State, we delve into her reporter’s notebook, hearing conversations with some of the best minds in the country on reproductive healthcare: law professors, historians, and political scientists; abortion rights opponents and supporters; doctors, midwives, doulas, and abortion pill networks. Tune in each episode for expert analysis and insights on the state of reproductive rights in America.

Body & State is a news podcast hosted by Sarah Varney, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Sarah Varney hosts Body & State, a news show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #30

  Why Dr. Rebecca Gomperts Says Abortion Access Is Essential for Women’s Health

  Oct 2, 202632 minS1

  Today in the United States, more than 65 percent of abortions are medication abortions. One reason so many American women have been able to access abortion pills over the last few years is because of the work of Dr. Rebecca Gomperts. She is a senior researcher at Leiden Medical University where she recently conducted a trial to evaluate if the abortion drug Mifepristone could be used as a weekly contraceptive. We sat down with her in Amsterdam to talk about potential uses for Mifepristone and the morning-after pill, Ulipristal Acetate, beyond abortion and contraception. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: How abortion politics is blocking progress in women's healthcare

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  Episode #29

  How the Abortion Pill and Morning-After Pill Could Help Women Beyond Abortion

  Sep 25, 202632 minS1

  For more than 25 years the drug, Mifepristone, has been approved for abortion in the United States. But Mifepristone and a similar drug- used as a morning-after pill- have also been proven to treat common women’s health conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. They’re also the target of anti-abortion groups in the United States. Sarah sits down with Dr. Abby Liberty at Oregon Health and Science University to discuss the possible uses for these drugs and how difficult it is to research their potential in the United States today. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-abortion-drug-restrictions-make-it-harder-to-treat-other-conditions READ: Carrie Baker’s series for Ms. Magazine Mifepristone: “The Moral Property of Women” https://msmagazine.com/tag/the-moral-property-of-women-series/

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  Episode #28

  How One Texas Doctor Navigates the State’s Abortion Restrictions

  Aug 21, 202640 minS1

  In Texas, OB-GYNs have been on the front lines of navigating abortion restrictions long before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade four years ago. Sarah sat down with Houston physician, Dr. Anitra Beasley, to see how her ability to practice medicine has changed over the years and her concerns for the future. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-doctors-say-abortion-bans-are-worsening-medical-care-during-miscarriages

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  Episode #27

  A “Pro-Life” Doctor’s Perspective on Today’s Abortion Bans

  Aug 14, 202644 minS1

  When the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, physicians around the country worried about what that decision would mean for their patients who could get pregnant and their own ability to help those women. But a few, including Dr. Christina Francis, welcomed the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the state laws that followed, restricting access to abortion. We spoke with Dr. Francis, an OB-GYN in Indiana, who takes care of women in labor at a hospital in Fort Wayne. She is also CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-doctors-say-abortion-bans-are-worsening-medical-care-during-miscarriages

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  Episode #26

  The Impact of Banning Abortion on a Rural Kentucky Doctor

  Aug 7, 202624 minS1

  In the four years since Kentucky’s abortion ban went into effect, doctors in the state say the law is having a devastating impact on their patients. But it’s also having a deep professional and personal impact on Kentucky’s physicians. We speak to Dr. Alecia Fields, an OB-GYN who serves a rural community in Southern Kentucky. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-doctors-say-abortion-bans-are-worsening-medical-care-during-miscarriages

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