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Choice Chat is a Humanist Canada podcast that confronts the truth about reproductive health in Canada—loudly and unapologetically. Created by the Morgentaler Committee, this series challenges harmful narratives, replaces myths with truth, and reframes what we’ve been told about abortion, contraception, and reproductive care. No sugarcoating. No shame. Just real talk. We’re lifting the veil of silence—amplifying lived experiences, exposing the spin that fuels judgment and control, and demanding a future where everyone has the power to choose what matters most - how to shape their own life. Anything less denies the very humanity that makes us equal. Say the words. Share the truth. Break the silence. Got a story to tell, or think we need to be talking to someone? Email us at [email protected] or connect with us on social.

Recent Episodes

Culture & Abortion - Part 2 - The Stories We Tell About Abortion

Send us Fan Mail Culture & Abortion, Part 2: The Stories We Tell About Abortion The stories we encounter about abortion help shape what we believe is normal, what we question, and what we feel comfortable talking about. In the second instalment of Choice Chat’s Culture & Abortion series, host AJ Ware is joined by Canadian writer, performer, and podcaster Rachel Cairns to explore how abortion is represented through film, television, theatre, podcasts, and personal storytelling — and wh...

55 MIN

Culture & Abortion Series - Part 1 - Abortion as Ordinary Healthcare: Changing the Culture

Send us Fan Mail Abortion as Ordinary Healthcare: Changing the Culture Choice Chat’s Culture & Abortion mini-series examines how abortion is shaped by the culture around us. In the first episode, Dr. Shannon Stettner discusses abortion culture in Canada, including stigma, silence, identity, religion, politics, and the need to understand abortion as ordinary healthcare. In the second episode, Rachel Cairns will explore abortion through the arts — books, television, movies, and theatre — an...

44 MIN

In Their Own Words

Send us Fan Mail In this personal story episode of Choice Chat, Patrick and Michaela share their abortion experience together, offering a rare and deeply human conversation from both partners’ perspectives. They speak candidly about love, timing, uncertainty, grief, support, and the quiet complexity of making the right choice even when that choice still carries emotion. Their story challenges the silence around abortion by showing that reproductive decisions are not abstract political argumen...

40 MIN

From Crisis to Courage - Tricia's Story

Send us Fan Mail Tricia’s story is one of crisis, clarity, and conviction. In this deeply personal Choice Chat segment, she reflects on becoming pregnant as a student while living in an abusive relationship, being denied compassionate abortion care, and navigating stigma at one of the most vulnerable moments of her life. From that experience, Tricia traces the path that led her to advocacy, reproductive justice work, and becoming an abortion doula in Ottawa. Her story speaks candidly about ju...

11 MIN

Abortion Decriminalization in Canada: Why Criminal Law Should Stay Out

Send us Fan Mail Interview with Dr. Martha Paynter, author of Lawless: Abortion Under Complete Decriminalization. In this episode of Choice Chat, host Tara speaks with Dr. Martha Paynter—nurse, researcher, and author of Lawless: Abortion Under Complete Decriminalization—about why keeping abortion out of the Criminal Code matters for evidence-based care and equitable access in Canada. They explain how access is shaped through health policy and service delivery, and why efforts to re-legislate ...

44 MIN