Aug 2nd, 2026
Don't Breed on Me
Humans have always loved to fuck!
Author Madeline Quasebarth is joined by researcher Lee Hasselbacher for a virtual conversation about her new book on the millennia-long story of abortion.
Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion is a defiant, funny, and unflinching dive into a practice as old as humanity and as contested as ever. From medieval Europe to Ming Dynasty China, from women enslaved in the American South to German nuns smuggling herbs, abortion has always been here. And so have the people who provided it.
This event is organized in collaboration with PM Press as part of their All We Have Is Each Other Speaker Series.
Madeline Quasebarth is a dedicated public health professional with extensive expertise in sexual and reproductive healthcare, reproductive rights, and maternal and fetal health care access. She holds a master’s in health sciences from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s in the social sciences from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate in public health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Lee Hasselbacher is a Research Associate Professor with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chicago. She previously served as the Faculty Director for The Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) at the University of Chicago and worked for Human Rights Watch.