THE WEEKLY REVEAL

Hello! In this issue:

• Why birth control is the new front in the fight for reproductive rights.
• Where to see our new film, “Victim/Suspect.”

THIS WEEK’S PODCAST

The Long Campaign to Turn Birth Control Into the New Abortion

Credit: Photo collage by Sarah Mirk for Reveal. Photo credits: SSPL, Justin Sullivan and Drew Angerer via Getty Images

When the Supreme Court took down Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion groups were jubilant – but far from satisfied. Many in the movement have a new target: hormonal birth control.

Tens of millions of Americans use hormonal contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and regulate their health. Young anti-abortion activists and influencers think the pill should be illegal.

It seems contradictory; doesn’t preventing unwanted pregnancies also prevent abortions? But anti-abortion groups don’t see it that way. They falsely claim that hormonal contraceptives like IUDs and the pill can actually cause abortions.

Reveal reporters team up with UC Berkeley journalism and law students to dig into the world of young anti-abortion influencers, medical misinformation and legislative attempts to use birth control as their new wedge issue.

OUR LATEST

‘Victim/Suspect’ Is Coming Soon

Still from “Victim/Suspect,” from Center for Investigative Reporting Studios, director Nancy Schwartzman and Motto Pictures

“Victim/Suspect,” a documentary following Reveal journalist Rae de Leon on her first solo investigation, launches on Netflix on Tuesday.

In the film, de Leon uncovers a shocking nationwide pattern: Young women tell police they’ve been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they’re charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.

Watch the trailer now or add a reminder to your Netflix queue.

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, “Victim/Suspect” is playing at the Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades now through Thursday.

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