“As more Americans call for the destruction or reformation of the criminal legal system, we should voice full-throated objections to policies and practices that increase the likelihood of entry into the carceral system through health care institutions.”
Author: Jamila Perritt
To My Coworkers Who Didn’t Know We Would be Talking About Race On This Zoom Call
“I can no longer afford the luxury of being selective about with whom I share my fear, my pain, my rage.”
To Protect Abortion Rights for All, We Must Address the Inequities in Care That Are Killing Us
Although the rapidly decreasing access to abortion will have a profound impact on many people, some communities will bear the brunt of these inequities. These same communities have been heavily affected by COVID-19 infection and death.
Abortion Is Essential Health Care, Including during a Public Health Crisis
We mustn’t be fooled: it isn’t COVID-19 now, abortions later. Immediate access to services for both are equally crucial.
Reproductive Justice Disrupted: Mass Incarceration as a Driver of Reproductive Oppression
We describe how mass incarceration directly undermines the core values of reproductive justice and how this affects incarcerated and nonincarcerated women.