CHOICE/LESS

[PHOTO: Common school supplies such as pencils and rulers on a desk with a flier telling students about free condoms available from a school nurse.]

CHOICE/LESS 404: Sally vs. Sex Education

Jenn Stanley

Season 4 of CHOICE/LESS is all about teens, sex, abortion, and the law. So far this series has posed the question, if adults and children have a hard time talking about even the most basic sex stuff, then why do 38 states force minors to tell their parents if their seeking an abortion? This episode explores what role schools should play in educating young people about sex.

CHOICE/LESS 403: The Talk

Jenn Stanley

Season 4 of CHOICE/LESS is all about teens, sex, abortion, and the law. In this episode, host Jenn Stanley asks what it takes to have open and healthy family communication, especially around polarizing topics like abortion.

CHOICE/LESS 402: Welcome to Abortion Court

Jenn Stanley

Season 4 of CHOICE/LESS is all about teens, sex, abortion, and the law. In this episode, host Jenn Stanley talks to legal experts, including a former Cook County judge, about how teenagers in Illinois (and 37 other states) end up in court trying to prove they're mature enough to have an abortion.

Teens, Sex, and the Law: CHOICE/LESS Season Four Arrives Later This Year

Jenn Stanley

It's no secret that parents and kids struggle to have honest conversations around sex and intimacy. At the same time, sex ed continues to disappear from our schools, and 38 states require teens to include their parents in their abortion decisions. This summer, host Jenn Stanley will help teens, parents, lawmakers, activists, and anyone who cares about young people find some answers to a simple question awash in complexity: If adults can't or won't talk to young people about sex, how can the law mandate that teens involve parents in their abortion decision?

CHOICE/LESS – Our Family Business Is Abortion Care

Jenn Stanley

Calla Hales is the lead administrator of a regional chain of abortion clinics called A Preferred Women's Health Center, which she took over from her parents. She discusses her experience running a chain of clinics at such a young age, and what it's like growing up when the family business is abortion care.