First, a few definitions When I use the term “pregnancy loss” it can refer to either miscarriage or abortion. The difficulty in distinguishing the two is a major theme of this article. When I talk about “equal protection laws,” I’m referring to laws that would make it possible to charge women who get abortions with […]
I spoke with Chaney Gooley, a nonprofit consultant for Heaven’s Gain, and Rachel Owen, the CEO of Infinite Worth, about miscarriage kits, which are tools for helping loss parents identify and preserve embryonic or fetal remains in the course of at-home miscarriages. The three of us talked about the major gaps in society’s approach to […]
In 2019, Georgia’s legislature passed House Bill 481, known as the Living Infant Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act. Its amendment to the state tax code allowed for the inclusion of an unborn child with a “detectable human heartbeat” as a tax dependent. After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling in 2022, the Georgia Department of Revenue […]
Several points: 1. Women miscarry into toilets all the time. In many cases they don’t know in advance this will happen and have no resources or preparation for how to handle it. This is a huge societal gap in caring for people who go through pregnancy loss, one that we’ve been working to remedy (see […]
Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute invited me to record several podcast episodes with him. In this episode he interviewed me about my educational and professional background in forensics, and how those exeperiences impact my perspectives on the abortion debate, especially regarding the idea of subjecting women who abort to prosecution. You can watch/listen to […]
Every month Support After Abortion hosts a training webinar for people and organizations who provide abortion healing. A Brand New SPL Presentation: Secular Post-Abortion Healing In July 2025, they asked me to speak during their monthly webinar regarding healing for secular people who have experienced abortion. You can read an overview of the presentation here […]
In 2022, SPL signed a coalition letter opposing criminalizing women who get abortions. Recently, an SPL supporter emailed me expressing disappointment that we had signed this letter. He asked how abortion can ever be stigmatized if the government doesn’t care enough about it to prosecute women who get abortions. We exchanged several emails about it. […]
Leah Sergeant and I had a heartfelt discussion of our experiences with miscarriage, particularly in terms of our limited options for handling the remains. Get the replay link here: Replay: “Personal Stories and Policy Gaps Around Miscarriage”, More than once this year, I’ve responded to news stories conveying how poorly society understands miscarriage, particularly regarding what women should […]
I livestreamed my discussion with Leah Libresco Sargeant about our personal experiences with the medical community while enduring miscarriage. You can listen to or watch the replay here: Replay: “Personal Stories and Policy Gaps Around Miscarriage”, Or, if you prefer, here is a summary of our conversation. Key Takeaways Summary In this livestream, Leah and […]
If you missed the event, you can still access the replay link here: Replay: “Personal Stories and Policy Gaps Around Miscarriage”, [Reprinted from our email newsletter.] Hi All, Last week I emailed you about SPL’s proposed policy for hospitals to better support parents experiencing miscarriage. The same news stories that inspired us to create that policy moved […]
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