Thalia Charles Know Your IX policy and advocacy organizer Thalia Charles (she/her) is a freelance writer covering reproduction, gender, and the law. She is also a Policy Organizer at Know Your IX and a paralegal.
Giving Birth Is Expensive. Birth Care Funds Are Working to Fill the Gap. Thalia Charles Birth care funds are working to provide support to new parents and combat predatory "crisis pregnancy centers."
How Abortion Rights and Birth Justice Are ‘Inextricably Linked’ Thalia Charles Birth justice advocates say state ballot initiatives protecting abortion rights must also advance the rights of people who give birth.
How Abortion Bans Hinder Pregnancy Counseling Thalia Charles Pregnancy options counseling include abortion referrals, but state-level bans make it difficult for providers to offer the full spectrum of options.
Less Than Half of States Ban Pelvic Exams Without Consent Thalia Charles But more states have stepped up recently to ban nonconsensual pelvic exams on unconscious or sedated patients.
How Conservatives Are Weaponizing Parental Rights Against Birth Control Thalia Charles White Christian conservative parents are arguing that their "parental rights" give them power to restrict their kids' access to birth control.
Birth Justice Advocates Find New Challenges—and Opportunities—Post-‘Roe’ Thalia Charles Roe's reversal affects the birth justice movement's ability to grow.
How ‘Religious Liberty’ Threatens HIV Prevention and Reproductive Justice Thalia Charles Conservatives will continue to weaponize stigmas around sexual and religious liberty to destroy reproductive rights.
Is the Right to Birth Control Next on the Chopping Block? Thalia Charles With the continuing attacks on reproductive rights, birth control access is in a precarious position.
Post-‘Roe,’ Abortion Bans Will Increase the Separation of Black and Brown Families Thalia Charles "The same risks factors for being unable to access an abortion are the same risk factors for being investigated and reported to child services."
How Male Anti-Sexist Peer Education Can Help Create More Abortion Allies Thalia Charles Abortion bans and restrictions perpetuate beliefs that women’s "proper" role in society is caregiving and motherhood.
