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A must-listen investigation of reproductive health under fire in Post-Roe America. More than a million people lose a pregnancy each year, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons. For most, the experience often casts a shadow of isolation, shame, and blame. In the aftermath of the 2022 decision to overturn Roe v Wade, twenty-five million people of childbearing age live in states with laws that restrict access to abortion, including for those who never wanted to end their pregnancies. How did we get here? Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, childhood friends who grew up to be journalists, both experienced late-term loss, and together they take an incisive, deeply reported look at the issue, working to shatter taboos that have made so many pregnant people feel ashamed and alone. They trace the experience of pregnancy loss and reproductive care from America's founding to the present day, exposing the deep impact made by a dangerous tangle of laws, politics, medicine, racism, and misogyny. Combining powerful personal narratives with exhaustive research, I'm Sorry for My Loss is a comprehensive examination on how pregnancy loss came to be so stigmatized and politicized, and why a system of more compassionate care is critical for everyone.

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Rebecca Little is an accomplished freelance journalist and a former contributing editor for Chicago magazine. She spent years as a beat reporter covering local news and obituaries and has also written about education, feminism, parenting, style, politics, and pop culture for clients such as the Chicago Tribune, WBEZ, Crains Chicago Business, Zagat, Google, and the Irish Times. She has a master's of science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and completed the Second City improv training program. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and sons. Colleen Long is a staff reporter at the Associated Press and has covered some of the nation's most important news, including the White House, the 2020 presidential election, immigration in the Trump era, race and policing, and New York City crime and courts. She has written extensively on the intersection of women and the criminal justice system, including an award-winning story on prison nurseries. Colleen's reporting has appeared in major news publications around the world, and she was part of a team that was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for immigration coverage. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two children. Christina Delaine is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and accomplished stage actress. Her theater credits include Jewtopia, the longest-running comedy in Off-Broadway history, and the title role in Antigone at both Portland Center Stage and Kentucky Repertory Theatre. She holds a BA degree from Dartmouth College and an MFA in acting from Brown University.

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