Archive - Robin Utz @ DefendingGrace.com

Grace Pearl's Dance Party Turns 8 Tonight

Tonight is the eighth anniversary of our goodbye dance for Grace

Nov 23, 2024 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

March 2024

The Moth Presents: A Point of Beauty (Including Grace's Story!)

I am so proud to have my Moth Mainstage included in the Moth's newest anthology

Mar 19, 2024 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

December 2023

New Op-Ed: Any abortion initiative on Missouri ballot must end political interference in medical care

My latest in Missouri Independent.

Dec 12, 2023 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

November 2023

Seven Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to Grace Pearl

Reflections on the 7th Anniversary of Saying Goodbye and the Tapestry of Grief, Joy, and Remembrance

Nov 23, 2023 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

Honoring Grace Pearl: A Dance Party Tradition, Seven Years On

Tonight is the seventh anniversary of our goodbye dance for Grace

Nov 22, 2023 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

September 2023

The Time Senator Dianne Feinstein Told Our Story

In memory of Senator Dianne Feinstein, and what she meant to us

Sep 29, 2023 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

August 2023

New Essay included in The B(e)aring All Project

Learn what I've been up to over the past year, and lessons I've learned

Aug 5, 2023 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

May 2023

"Loving Grace" on The Moth Radio Hour This Week

Everything you need to know to hear it + the latest updates

May 30, 2023 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

November 2022

Today is the 6 Year Anniversary of My Later Abortion

What it was like on the day we had our abortion and said goodbye to Grace Pearl.

Nov 23, 2022 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

6 Years Ago Tonight: Grace's Playlist

We said goodbye to Grace by making a playlist of songs to play for her.

Nov 23, 2022 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

6 Years Ago: The Consents I had to Sign to Get My Abortion

I wrote yesterday about what it was like to go into a routine anatomy scan for a very wanted pregnancy, and instead of getting a quintessential…

Nov 18, 2022 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

6 Years Ago: The Consents I had to Sign to Get My Abortion

Missouri's legally-mandated abortion consents were a preview of the state's total abortion ban after Roe fell.

Nov 18, 2022 •

Robin Utz @ Defending Grace

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