A Voice for Choice: Abortion & Reproductive Rights with Comedian Lilly Burton

Hellooo, and welcome to Season 10 of Mads World! You're about to listen to A Voice for Choice: Abortion & Reproductive Rights with Comedian Lilly Burton!

This week I am joined by performer, writer, and creative: Lilly Burton! An Executive Committee Member for Abortion Rights UK, Lilly is aiming her slingshot at no-go social constructs with song, comedy storytelling, and of course, she loves to throw in some dance moves too. We caught up just as Lilly was hot off the heels of her debut show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival “All Aboard! At Termination Station”, a comedy cabaret about her personal experiences of abortion.

In this episode, we chat about Lilly’s comedy journey, finding balance in creating a comedy show centred around abortion, how she hopes the show will contribute to the wider conversation of reproductive rights, backlash she's received as a result of her show, her personal challenges when creating a show around such a sensitive subject, and so much more!

Trigger warning for this episode, there is in-depth discussion about abortion, reproductive rights and sexual assault.

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