What happens when we deny people abortions?
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Diana Greene Foster |
TEDWomen 2023
• October 2023
How does getting an abortion — or not — influence a woman's life? Demographer Diana Greene Foster puts forward the results of The Turnaway Study, her landmark work following nearly 1,000 women through abortion or childbirth, presenting definitive data on the long-term physical, mental and economic impacts of the right to choose on pregnant people and their families. "Access to abortion is about control over one's body, life and destiny," says Foster.
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Stage a reading of the Turnaway Study Play! With four talented actors playing the roles of researchers and study participants, this play describes the importance of abortion for the health and well-being of families.