Episode 117 -- Birth Control Misinformation

For this episode, Moira walks Adrian through the conservative attack on birth control, and in particular the influencer-led, MAHA-adjacent surge of misinformation about menstruation and birth control. At issue is ultimately a deeply reactionary, and deeply troubling picture of the gendered body and women's autonomy. Topics covered include: cycle synching, the politics of "naturalness" and the weaponization of legitimate grievances with the medical establishment for ideological purposes.
Here is the list of books/articles we refer to in this episode:
-- Dorothy Roberts, Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty (bookshop.org/p/books/killing-the-black-body-ra…) (1998)
-- Mikaeli Anne Carmichael, Rebecca Louise Thomson, Lisa Jane Moran, Thomas Philip Wycherley, "The Impact of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Athletes’ Performance: A Narrative Review (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7916245)"