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In the News

:: RH RealityCheck
“RH RealityCast”
Amanda Marcotte, March 18, 2008

:: National Public Radio
“Talk of the Nation”
Neal Conan, January 22, 2008

:: Oakland Magazine
“Waiting to Exhale, post-abortion hotline counsels without judgment”
Thaai Walker, January 1, 2008

:: PBS/NOW
“Post-Abortion Politics”
Interview with Aspen Baker, July 20, 2007

:: Ladies Home Journal
“The No-Judgment Zone”
Thaai Walker, July 1, 2007

Excerpt: "Baker thinks of Exhale as a haven for women to tell their truths, whatever those are, without fear of being told they are wrong.  She hopes that one day the world will come to see that talking about abortion nonjudgmentally will mean less pain, and more healing, for everyone."

:: Philadelphia Daily News
“E-card Not Enough?”
Jenice Armstrong, March 20, 2007

:: Fox News
“After-Abortion E-Cards (video clip)”
March 19, 2007

:: Associated Press
“Senders can show support or sympathy with post-abortion e-cards”
Lisa Leff, March 13, 2007

:: New York Times Magazine
“Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?”
Emily Bazelon, January 21, 2007

Excerpt: "Many providers have lately referred patients to a hot line called Exhale…a volunteer-staffed hot line based in Oakland, Calif. Since Exhale's services became nationally available in June 2005, the hot line has received an average of 300 calls a month...The abortion providers I talked to were unanimous in their praise for Exhale. Yet so far, this hasn"t translated into much financial support… There is considerably more money for post-abortion counseling on the anti-abortion side.”

:: Women's eNews
“Abortion Stigma Enters Era of Unburdening”
Eleanor Bader, December 7, 2006

:: Bust
“My Body, My Voice: Abortion 'zine Our Truths/Nuestras Verdades keeps it real.”
Jessica Firger, November 20, 2006

:: Conscience: The newsjournal of Catholic opinion
“Pro-Voice”
Aspen Baker, November 15, 2006

:: SavvyMiss.com
“Exhale Talkline: Helping women with post-abortion feelings”
Craig Causer, September 1, 2006

:: Guttmacher Policy Review
“Abortion and Mental Health: Myths and Realities”
Susan A. Cohen, June 1, 2006

Excerpt: "Exhale is helping to remove the stigma surrounding having an abortion, so that women and their support networks are better equipped to cope with their feelings—an essential part of the process that until recently may not have received as much attention as it deserves."

:: The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Providing support after an abortion”
Aspen Baker, May 22, 2006

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:: NPR, Morning Edition
“Tone Shifting in Abortion-Rights Movement”
Julie Rovner, March 14, 2006

:: Newsweek
“Politics of Choice”
Martha Brant, February 27, 2006

:: Tribune-Star
“Filling a need for ‘pro-voice’ abortion counseling”
Stephanie Salter, February 9, 2006

:: The Daily Northwestern
“Reflecting on their decision.”
Erin Stock, January 20, 2006

:: The New Republic
“Multiple Choice”
Garance Franke-Ruta, November 17, 2005

Excerpt: “The growth of groups like Exhale shows that women who have had abortions need to be able to talk honestly about their experiences, including repeat abortion.”

:: The Chicago Tribune
“Spiritual healing after abortions”
Bonnie Miller Rubin, November 4, 2005

:: San Jose Mercury News
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“Hotline takes ‘pro-voice’ side in debate over abortion”
Sue Hutchinson, June 21, 2005

:: San Jose Mercury News
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“Abortion hotline expands: Oakland pair lend an ear to women after decision”
Lisa Fernandez, June 11, 2005

:: Women's eNews
“Pro-Voice Hotline Goes Nationwide”
Rebecca Vesely, June 9, 2005

:: Alternet.org
“Readers Write: Waiting to Exhale”
Laura Barcella, June 7, 2005

:: Contra Costa Times
“Unbiased Listeners”
Editorial, June 2, 2005

:: Alternet.org
“Women Waiting to Exhale”
Jennifer Baumgardner, June 1, 2005

:: Associated Press
“In abortion debate, unique talk line fills niche”
Lisa Leff, May 31, 2005

:: Oakland Tribune
“Oakland hot line goes nationwide”
Rebecca Vesely, May 29, 2005

:: Fairfield County Weekly
“Listening to Women About Abortion”
Jennifer Baumgardner, May 26, 2005

:: Bay Area Business Woman
“Bay Area Post-Abortion Service Goes National, Letting Women 'Exhale'”
April 30, 2005

:: Your Call with Laura Flanders
(Radio)
“ Telling Abortion Stories: On the anniversary of Roe v Wade”
January 22, 2004

:: San Francisco Bay Guardian
“The new choice: Some Bay Area feminists are asking if there isn’t a more honest and effective way to fight for abortion rights”
Tali Woodward, November 5, 2003

:: Oakland Tribune
(also appeared in the Tri Valley Herald)
“Post-abortion counseling group aims to avoid debate”
Rebecca Vesely, June 9, 2003

:: In These Times
“Beyond Choice: On the Anniversary of Roe V. Wade, Overcoming Abortion’s Stigma”
Eleanor Bader, January 17, 2003

:: San Francisco Chronicle
“Shame Shouldn’t Be the Rx: Taking the politics out of abortion counseling”
Stephanie Salter, November 3, 2002

:: KPFA Radio
June 13, 2002

Exhale feature on radio station KPFA — Listen to MP3
Teresa L. Boardman, Women’s Desk of the National Radio Project

:: Women’s eNews
“New Bay Area Hotline Offers Post-Abortion Counseling”
Rebecca Vesely, May 5, 2002

:: Wiretap Magazine
“All the Support, None of the Guilt”
Kristi Lee, March 26, 2002

Part of a three-part series, Teens and Sex in 2002

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