Resources for Reporters
To drive more accurate and inclusive coverage of abortion and reproductive freedom, below are resources and information for journalists to use and reference. Comprehensive coverage should always include:
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Independent medical experts
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Pregnant person’s lived experiences
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Key facts and polling on abortion and reproductive freedom
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Contextualization of anti-choice rhetoric
Click on the above for more details on how to include these key pieces of information.
Healthcare reporters are 3x more likely to include a physician’s perspective and 2x more likely to include medical research than a political reporter. Medical professionals and pregnant people are the experts on abortion—not politicians. Their voices matter. pic.twitter.com/tRoauBjrUU
— NARAL (@NARAL) July 14, 2020
Coverage of abortion matters because polarizing language creates an issue where there is none. 77% of Americans support legal access to abortion. Most Americans support reproductive freedom, and coverage of abortion should reflect that fact. We can do better. #ReportReproRight
— NARAL (@NARAL) July 6, 2020
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