Black and Hispanic women were roughly 2.5 times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to experience an unintended pregnancy.
Outlet: RH Reality Check
How Abortion Storytelling Was Born
Women were the experts of their own lives, Kennedy asserted time and time again—a point that’s the core of today’s abortion story-sharing trend.
Illegal Abortions Onscreen: Depictions of a Pre-‘Roe’ World
In the generation since Roe was decided, some advocates have blamed young people’s complacency around abortion on fleeting historical memory. While we actively, emphatically dispute these claims of complacency, we acknowledge that—for some people in our generation—the reality of illegal abortion is, and hopefully will always be, secondhand.
How Photographer Wendi Kent Hopes to Galvanize the Quiescent ‘Pro-Choice Majority’
Kent takes pictures of anti-choice protesters who surround clinics often for the purpose of bombarding staff, patients, and passers-by with images of fetal remains and condemnation.
Insurance Coverage of Doula Care Would Benefit Patients and Service Providers Alike
Earlier this month, Choices in Childbirth and Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership of Women and Families, released a report and advocacy toolkit called….
It Shouldn’t Take a Superhero to Access Abortion Care in Prison, But in ‘Jessica Jones’ It Does
Critics have hailed the show for its realistic feminist-leaning plot lines and discussions of sexual consent, rape, and addiction. But while the show depicts a confident abortion decision, the reality of the situation is pure fiction.
Choice Under Fire: Issues Surrounding African American Reproductive Rights
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports Black women are also three to four times more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related causes. For some, access to contraception and safe abortion care can mean the difference between life and death.
Shaming Women About Having Sex Doesn’t Stop Us From Having Sex
I ask about 100 people, either by phone or by knocking on doors, the…
Black Colleges Should Advocate for Breastfeeding Families
While many Black women do breastfeed, some unapologetically so, there is a running list as to why other Black mothers choose not to. For one, Black mothers are less likely to be encouraged by hospitals to breastfeed, typically the first point of contact for breastfeeding education. And many Black mothers are in under-resourced communities, where breastfeeding is discouraged or just outright impossible due to a lack of support.
Celebrate Mothers Who Breastfeed, Including Black Women Who Do So Publicly
As a young parent, breastfeeding was not easy, but with a couple of tips from other mamas and the right support I was able to find my way and breastfeed both of my daughters.