TIE MY TUBES: A RADIO DOCUMENTARY (2016)
Tie My Tubes: A Radio Documentary confronts the obstacles preventing women from choosing sterilization for themselves.
A majority of healthcare providers do not consider sterilizing a woman, especially if she's never had children. Sterilization is safe, inexpensive, and prevents both abortion and unplanned-for children. Why are women rewarded for having children, yet not having them is shrouded in taboo? Why is it so hard to get your tubes tied? This experimental radio diary follows then-23-year-old Brie Ripley on her quest to own her own body. On the way, we talk to other women also seeking sterilization, healthcare providers, reproductive justice heroes, eugenics historians, evangelical activists, and more.
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Directed by Brie Ripley // Produced by Brie Ripley and Eleanor Cummins // Edited by Jeannie Yandel // Original score mixed and composed by Monika Khot with Will Smith on cello // Additional thanks to KUOW Public Radio and the University of Washington // Image art by Janelle Retka.
This project was made possible with funding from the Pat Cranston Creativity Endowment Scholarship.
