Nancy Davis and Shedric Cole
Recorded
June 23, 2024
45:12 minutes
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Id:
ddc002670
Description
Fiancés Nancy Davis (38) and Shedric Cole (40) recount their love story. They share their experience of having to travel from Louisiana to New York for Nancy to terminate her pregnancy with a fetus diagnosed with acrania. They reflect on how Louisiana's abortion ban limited Nancy's access to medically vital care, becoming advocates for reproductive rights, and growing closer in the face of grief and turmoil.Subject Log / Time Code
Nancy Davis (ND) and Shedric Cole (SC) remember first meeting in the 9th grade. ND found SC attractive and SC found ND loud, but intriguing.
ND and SC reminisce about SC's high school basketball games.
ND and SC honor Leon Davis, ND's late brother who was a victim of gun violence.
ND and SC describe when they realized that they had a special connection. They remember keeping in touch and talking a lot over the years. They reflect on how, as a couple, they still talk a lot, though the conversation topics have changed.
ND remembers learning, 10 weeks into her pregnancy, that her baby had acrania. She recounts being denied a medical termination because of Louisiana's abortion ban and not having the means and resources to go out of state to receive the care she needed.
ND and SC clarify that they received their baby's acrania diagnosis just two months after Roe v. Wade was overturned. ND paints a picture of the doctor's visit in which she received the diagnosis.
ND and SC describe trying to learn about their baby's lethal condition and lament the lack of clear information and support from ND's medical providers.
ND recalls being referred to Delta Clinic of Baton Rouge to have an abortion and expresses how frustrating it was to arrive at the center only to see that it had shut down.
ND and SC describe feeling defeated, hopeless, and powerless after receiving their baby's diagnosis. ND recounts feeling like an object.
ND remembers going public about being denied an abortion and getting a call from Senator Katrina Jackson after an interview went viral.
ND and SC recount the sadness and whirlwind of emotions that they felt while trying to seek ND the medical care she needed.
ND and SC reflect on how ND's pregnancy complication ultimately deepened their relationship.
ND shares about Star, her rainbow baby.
ND expresses gratitude for Planned Parenthood.
ND describes her organization, the Nancy Davis Foundation, and celebrates being a voice for people who feel silenced.
SC urges men to step up to the plate and fight for women's reproductive rights.
ND hopes that her family remains close and continues fighting for a better world.
Participants
- Nancy Davis
- Shedric Cole