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“Own Your Record, Dude.” Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Voting Out Anti-Abortion Flip-Floppers – My Body. My Pod. Episode 33
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Michigan's abortion rights fight, political accountability, and what's at stake in the 2026 midterms.
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“The people who claim they believe in small government when it comes to controlling women’s bodies … become like big government champions.”
U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) calls out political hypocrisy in this special episode of My Body. My Pod. recorded LIVE in Detroit with Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju.
Key Takeaways in this Episode
- Winning abortion protections is only the beginning. Michigan voters enshrined reproductive freedom in the state constitution in 2022, but Slotkin explains why protecting access also requires legislative action and continued vigilance against efforts to chip away at abortion rights.
- Politicians should have to own their anti-abortion records. Slotkin calls out her former Senate opponent Mike Rogers and challenges politicians who try to distance themselves from their unpopular anti-abortion records during election season.
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- Abortion rights are an economic issue. From deciding whether and when to have children to affording housing, health care, and childcare, reproductive freedom is deeply connected to people's financial security and ability to make decisions about their futures.
- Americans have more in common than we think. Drawing on conversations with voters across the political spectrum, Slotkin argues that people can hold different personal beliefs about abortion while agreeing that others should have the freedom to make their own decisions.
- Political courage and hope go hand in hand. Reflecting on generations of women fighting for equality, Slotkin makes the case for principled leadership, reaching voters everywhere, and refusing to give up on the fight for reproductive freedom.
Sen. Slotkin joins Mini to discuss what Michigan’s fight for abortion rights can teach the rest of the country, why Democrats can’t afford to shy away from reproductive freedom, and how a politician’s position on abortion indicates how they’ll govern on other fundamental freedoms.
The conversation comes as Michigan voters prepare to decide several closely watched midterm races, including congressional contests for William Lawrence (MI-07), Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), and Christina Hines (MI-10), and Jocelyn Benson’s bid for governor, and the U.S. Senate race between Reproductive Freedom for All-endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Slotkin’s former opponent, Mike Rogers.
Slotkin takes aim at Rogers’ anti-abortion voting record, questioning his moral integrity for trying to hide his disastrous and unpopular policies during election season.
Plus, Sen. Slotkin and Mini connect the dots between abortion access and affordability, discuss the importance of reaching voters in red states, and reflect on what generations of women fighting for their rights can teach us about staying hopeful in difficult times.
Despite the political divisions dominating the headlines, Slotkin believes Americans have more in common than we might think.
As she puts it, women have circumstances we can’t possibly understand, and “it’s not for us to tell other women how to live their lives.”
With Election Day tomorrow, Slotkin makes the case for political courage, principled leadership, and a vision of freedom that puts people in control of their own bodies, lives, and futures.
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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.
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