NCJW Pittsburgh presents a production of The Abortion Monologues by Jane Cawthorne, followed by a conversation about the ongoing need to preserve and promote safe reproductive healthcare with MC Natalie Bencivenga and CEO of NCJW Inc., Sheila Katz.

In The Abortion Monologues, 18 women reveal the details of their lives, relationships, and families as they tell the stories of their abortions. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always thought-provoking, these monologues exist in stark contrast to the real world in which women seldom publicly discuss this choice. The characters face everyday hardship, financial crisis, relationship breakdown, illness, death, radical shifts in expectations, and the truth about themselves and their own deepest desires. They challenge you to think again about what you believe and why you believe it.