Lack of information and limited financial access to contraception among Black women is something that must be addressed. Black women, like all women, deserve access to the resources they can use to prevent pregnancy, plan for healthy families, and fully experience reproductive agency.
Author: Elizabeth Dawes Gay
Millennial Attitudes on Reproductive and Sexual Health Show Promise for Advocates
Millennials—young adults born in the 1980s and 1990s—came of age during a time when antibiotic-resistant sexually transmitted infections became a public health threat, racial disparities in reproductive and sexual health outcomes persisted, and politicians continued to systematically deny and attack their ability to access sexual health information and health care services, such as contraception and abortion.
‘Facing Race’ and Moving Towards a Better World
The annual conference dedicated to addressing racism convened in Texas last week. Elizabeth Dawes Gay shares some of the highlights.
We Need Doula Care to Achieve Reproductive Justice
While the Affordable Care Act has significantly improved access to health insurance and preventive care, some important types of care for pregnant women were left out of the health-care reform law, namely doula care.
Report: Racial Discrimination Severely Undermines Black Women’s Health
It’s no secret that Black women are more likely than others to experience negative maternal health outcomes.
Honoring #IdasLegacy: A New Generation Must Fight Social and Economic Injustice
On July 16th we celebrated the birthday of fearless social justice activist, suffragist, politician, and journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
How the Hobby Lobby Decision Impacts Black Women
The court’s decision to allow corporations to deny insurance coverage of contraception has major implications for Black women across the United States.
Buyer Beware: Can We Trust Cheap Plan B One-Step on Amazon.com?
Have you seen people you know post on social media about super cheap Plan B One-Step? Seem too good to be true? It might be.
Do We Love Black Mothers Enough?
A well-known African proverb reads, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It also takes a village for Black women to have healthy pregnancies and deliver healthy babies.
Stress Kills: Economic Insecurity and Black Women’s Maternal Health Outcomes
Economic inequality and injustice can affect the human body and lead to negative health outcomes.