In her accessible, timely podcast series, Aborsh, host Rachel Cairns dives into her own experiences to discuss why access to abortion in Canada is a significant issue. This is her story:
Three years ago, artist and creator Rachel Cairns had an abortion to terminate a surprise pregnancy she incurred while on birth control. Although she said she felt fortunate to have the procedure available to her, she was surprised to be met with doctors hesitating to approve of the abortion, and clinic receptionists hidden behind bulletproof glass. In her new 10-episode podcast,, Cairns draws on her experiences to talk candidly about the challenges around having an abortion in Canada.
In my initial consultation, the doctor I saw asked me about my income and my relationship, and wondered why I didn’t want the baby. I answered the questions, but a part of me didn’t like that I had to justify my choice. First, I was going to write an angry essay on Facebook about how we have to get rid of this stigma around abortion. That worried my mom. She supported me in talking about it, but she also grew up in a time when abortions were taboo; she witnessed doctors being shot and people losing jobs over an abortion. I dropped the Facebook idea, but really wanted to share my experience with the world somehow.
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