Abortion is popular, and common. So why are people afraid to talk about it?

How much more might you understand about abortion access in the U.S. if talking about it wasn’t taboo?

On ACCESS, our goal is to answer all the questions you might have been afraid to ask, dedicating every single episode to abortion. There are no pundits here, only experts—including real people who’ve had abortions.

In the United States, one in four people capable of becoming pregnant will have abortions in their lifetimes. That means you almost certainly know someone—and probably more than one person—who’s had an abortion. You may have had one yourself. But abortion is something that many of us just don’t talk about outside the context of political debates. Even there, how often have you heard a politician utter the actual word “abortion”?

On ACCESS, we do just that, connecting policy to people and breaking down complex and highly politicized issues with real people at the center. Each episode tackles a different topic.

ACCESS is hosted, reported, and produced by award-winning journalist Garnet Henderson. Logo and merch designs by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane.

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