Posts Tagged Reproductive Justice

A line of protestors march holding a sign that says "Black women's lives matter."
By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

Reproductive Justice & BLM Movements Partner to Fight for Black Women’s Lives

Yesterday, Trust Black Women, New Voices for Reproductive Freedom and Black Lives Matter launched a partnership to fight for freedom and justice for Black women. Leaders from the three groups participated in a discussion about the intersection of their movements, and why anti-abortion legislators and violently racist police forces are part of the same system oppressing Black women across the country. 

Yesterday, Trust Black Women, New Voices for Reproductive Freedom and Black Lives Matter launched a partnership to fight for freedom and justice for Black women. Leaders from the three groups participated in a discussion about the intersection of ...

ShameonDollarGeneral, group in front of the court
By mknagle • 8 years ago

Courts Matter in the Lives of Native Women and Native Youth

Ed. note: this post was originally published on the Community site.

There are countless books and dramas written about presidential campaigns and television shows looking behind the scenes at the wheeling and dealing of members of Congress, but for many the judicial branch remains shrouded in mystery.

Ed. note: this post was originally published on the Community site.

There are countless books and dramas written about presidential campaigns and television shows looking behind the scenes at the wheeling and dealing of members of Congress, but ...

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By Suzanna Bobadilla • 8 years ago

Only children, and our families’ choices

After so many years of making small talk with strangers, I can subconsciously rattle off those introductory and intrusive getting-to-know-you questions, mostly about how to pronounce my name and “where I’m really from.” But eventually, the stranger will ask if I have siblings and I’ll respond: “No, I’m actually an only child.”’

After so many years of making small talk with strangers, I can subconsciously rattle off those introductory and intrusive getting-to-know-you questions, mostly about how to pronounce my name and “where I’m really from.” But eventually, the stranger ...

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By Feministing • 8 years ago

How politics & policing block undocumented women from reproductive health care

Ed. note: This post is by Xatherine Gonzalez and is re-published with permission from Bitch Magazine.

In September 2015, an undocumented woman arrived at a healthcare clinic outside of Houston, Texas for a routine follow-up exam.

Ed. note: This post is by Xatherine Gonzalez and is re-published with permission from Bitch Magazine.

In September 2015, an undocumented woman arrived at a healthcare clinic outside of Houston, Texas for a routine follow-up exam. ...

all above all activists
By Mel R. Medalle • 8 years ago

Asian and Pacific Islander women won’t be silent on reproductive justice

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

This week, as All* Above All delegates gather to meet with Members of Congress to discuss lifting the bans on abortion coverage and supporting the Equal Access to Abortion in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act, we find ourselves just past the midpoint of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

This week, as All* Above All delegates gather to meet with Members of Congress to discuss lifting the bans on abortion coverage and ...

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