America already has a dark history of state-sanctioned violence on Black and brown bodies for medical experimentation, particularly on those living in poverty and under government control. And we stood as idly by then as we do now.
Author: Renee Bracey Sherman
The Laughable Hypocrisy of the ‘Pro-Life’ Movement Under Trump
The contemporary anti-abortion movement has never really cared about lives outside the womb. Now they’re praising Trump as a “pro-life” icon while his administration neglects undocumented immigrants, sick kids, and poor families.
Want to Share Your Personal Abortion Story? Here Are Some Tips
Your story is an undeniable truth and might radically shift how someone who had an abortion reflects on their own experience, the stigma they faced and to help challenge the stereotypes and misinformation others have heard about people who have abortions.
One in Four Women Have Abortions. Why Don’t We Talk About It?
Everyone loves someone who has had an abortion. And if you think you don’t, they just haven’t shared their story with you yet.
The Right to (Black) Life
Far too often, compassion for black lives doesn’t extend beyond the womb or to the black women carrying that womb. Too few tears are shed for the people killed by police violence. Reproductive justice is about the resolve to raise our families on our own terms, safely.
Abortion ‘reversal’: the latest sham from anti-choice activists trying to end women’s rights
At the core of “abortion reversal” is a desire to undermine the high level of decision certainty among people seeking the service.
Who Should You Listen to on Abortion? People Who’ve Had Them
The abortion debate rages on, but the voices of those who’ve actually had abortions are ignored. Few people try to understand our lives. And we are never asked the most simple but important question: Why did you do it?
I Dream of Healthy Black Futures
Our imaginations and grit will see us through a dark era, just like our ancestors showed they could do in the past and our friends are doing across the nation right now.
Especially Heinous: Law & Order’s Ugly History With Abortion
“Law & Order” opens a pop cultural window into the social myths about abortion, the providers who perform them, and the women who obtain them.
I Was One of Those Women Who Couldn’t Afford Birth Control—& I Got Pregnant
Black women know what’s best for our bodies. Trust us, Rep. Price.