Stories from women who chose to end a pregnancy (Part 4 + 5)

For Candice Choo-Kang, ending a pregnancy was the start of her career as public health activist.

Chicago abortion protest
Abortion rights demonstrators and anti-abortion rights demonstrators argue in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Mark Capapas/Associated Press
Chicago abortion protest
Abortion rights demonstrators and anti-abortion rights demonstrators argue in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Mark Capapas/Associated Press

Stories from women who chose to end a pregnancy (Part 4 + 5)

For Candice Choo-Kang, ending a pregnancy was the start of her career as public health activist.

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As Reset continues to cover the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we listen to the stories of people in the Chicago area who decided to end a pregnancy.

In this interview, we hear from a woman whose experience of getting an abortion inspired her to become an activist. We also hear from a woman who’s been an abortion rights advocate since she was a teenager and how she navigated her own experience of getting an abortion.

GUEST: Candice Choo-Kang, Chicago community organizer

Becky Carroll, Chicago abortion rights advocate