Shout Your Abortion
Following the U.S. Congress’s attempts to defund Planned Parenthood in 2015, the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion became a viral conduit for abortion storytelling, receiving extensive media coverage and positioning real human experiences at the center of America’s abortion debate for the very first time. SYA quickly evolved into a grassroots movement, which has inspired countless individuals to share their abortion stories through art, media, and community events all over the country. In 2017, SYA’s website received the People’s Voice Webby Award in the Activism category, and was honored by filmmaker Michael Moore. In 2018, PM Press published SYA’s eponymously titled book, which was promoted by SYA cofounder Lindy West on the Daily Show and now sits in the waiting and recovery rooms of over 250 abortion clinics all over the country. Former Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards has said that Shout Your Abortion “reflects what makes me most hopeful for this next century”.
