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Reproductive Rights Podcast
LIVE from the 2026 Activist Summit – My Body. My Pod. Episode 20
A special live-recorded episode featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, journalist Katie Phang, and National Abortion Federation President & CEO Brittany Fonteno
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We’ve got something really special for you this week. For the first time ever, we’re bringing you a live recording of My Body. My Pod. from Reproductive Freedom for All’s 2026 Activist Summit in Washington, DC, where hundreds of activists from across the country gathered to build community, sharpen their organizing skills, and prepare for the fights ahead.
Key Takeaways in this Episode
- Four years after Dobbs, the consequences of abortion bans are no longer theoretical. Women have been denied emergency medical care, providers and patients face escalating threats, and anti-abortion extremists continue pushing for even more restrictions on reproductive freedom.
- Reproductive freedom is about more than abortion access. It affects our health, economic security, personal autonomy, and ability to shape our own futures.
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- Rep. Jamie Raskin explains why attacks on reproductive freedom are part of a broader effort to undermine democratic rights, personal freedom, and government accountability.
- Katie Phang discusses the importance of "connecting the dots" between reproductive freedom, health care, economic opportunity, and the issues voters care about most.
- Brittany Fonteno shares why abortion providers remain on the front lines of this fight—and why reproductive freedom is the foundation for so many other freedoms.
- With 8 in 10 Americans supporting legal abortion, the challenge is no longer winning public opinion. It's turning that support into political power through organizing, storytelling, and voter engagement.
Rep. Jamie Raskin at the live recording of My Body. My Pod. Episode 20
Mini Timmaraju recording My Body. My Pod. at the 2026 Activist Summit
Brittany Fonteno at the live recording of My Body. My Pod. Episode 20
From left: Brittany Fonteno, Katie Phang, and Mini Timmaraju
Katie Phang at the live recording of My Body. My Pod. Episode 20
From left: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Katie Phang, and Mini Timmaraju
🔍 A Closer Look: Turning Public Support Into Political Power
At the heart of this conversation is a simple question: what happens when a generation of young women grows up with fewer rights than their mothers—and in some cases, fewer rights than their grandmothers?
Four years after Dobbs, the consequences of abortion bans are no longer theoretical. Pregnant people have been denied emergency medical care. Families have endured preventable tragedy. Providers and patients face escalating threats and harassment. And women have died.
Yet anti-abortion extremists continue pushing forward—attacking abortion access, threatening IVF, targeting providers, and laying the groundwork for even more restrictions on reproductive freedom.
In this special episode, Mini sits down with Congressman Jamie Raskin, journalist Katie Phang, and National Abortion Federation President & CEO Brittany Fonteno for a candid conversation about what’s at stake, why abortion remains one of the most salient issues in American politics, and what it will take to turn public support into political power.
Together, they explore the connection between reproductive freedom and democracy, the power of storytelling, the importance of organizing, and the role activists can play in shaping the 2026 midterm elections.
Because here’s the reality: 8 in 10 Americans support legal abortion. That’s more popular than either political party. More popular than any candidate on the ballot.
The question isn’t whether Americans support reproductive freedom. The question is whether we can organize that majority into a force powerful enough to create lasting change.
Recorded live before hundreds of activists, organizers, storytellers, and movement leaders, this episode is a celebration of people power—and a reminder that elections matter because they shape the policies that govern our lives. And when it comes to reproductive freedom, those policies can mean the difference between care and denial, freedom and control, life and death.
We are 4.5 million members strong. And we’re ready to fight like hell for a future where every person can make their own decisions about their body, their family, and their future.
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MY BODY. MY POD. WITH MINI TIMMARAJU.
The fight for reproductive freedom is more urgent than ever.
That’s why we’re bringing you My Body. My Pod. with Mini Timmaraju, a reproductive freedom podcast.
If you’re into building a nationwide movement to protect and expand health justice, reproductive equity, and the power of people to control their own lives, this show is for you.
Hear from leaders and changemakers who share wisdom from the front lines, stories of the real struggles people are facing every day, and a vision for the future we’re determined to win.
Hosted by Mini Timmaraju, President and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All. Available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
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