Em-URGE-ing Voices

When I think about some of the most transformative work happening in the movement for reproductive justice, I think about two memory workers, Dartricia Rollins and Ashby Combahee. Since 2021, Rollins and Combahee started Georgia Dusk: Southern Liberation Oral History Project.  Georgia Dusk is an intergenerational counter-narrative project that uses oral history to actively challenge the … Read More

Larger systemic anxieties are at the heart of mine and others fear for having kids. ‘Why are people having fewer babies?’ A question posed more and more in recent years, as though the world population isn’t in the billions.  In a UNC study from the 90s, a number of European countries were observed as they offered direct … Read More

How the intersection of forced sterilization and forced birth leaves Latinas at a standstill. In an attempt to cope with a paradox of forced birth and forced sterilization, there seems to be an impenetrable standstill. Not only are political factors like immigration and access to abortion uniquely affecting Latin migrant populations, but also dangerous cultural … Read More

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Reproductive Justice (RJ)  movement in the United States, a pivotal moment in the ongoing fight for bodily autonomy. The term “reproductive justice” was coined in 1994 by a collective of 12 Black women, known as the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice (WADRJ). Reproductive Justice merges reproductive rights … Read More

As the 2024 election cycle approaches, reproductive rights and immigration are again at the forefront of national politics. Yet, because undocumented people are criminalized by the U.S. government and denied the right to vote, neither political party is incentivized to advocate for their rights. In fact, both parties have a vested interest in silencing this vulnerable community, … Read More

Self-managed abortion medication empowers us to decide what is right for our own lives, on our own terms. Threats and barriers to receiving the care we deserve are rampant, which means the fight isn’t over. We deserve safety. We deserve a choice. We deserve better. Read More

Skanda Sudhir discusses self-managed abortion and why the right to one should be protected! Trigger Warning: Brief mention of sexual assault. 

We ALL deserve access to self-managed abortion care, free of shame, stigma, or criminalization.  Read More

Self-managed abortion is about more than just access–it’s about freedom, safety, and the right to make decisions about our own bodies. Swipe through to learn why medication abortion must stay accessible, the challenges it’s facing, and how you can help protect reproductive rights. Read More