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Special Report: Racial Justice Is Reproductive Justice

Many of us are having visceral reactions to the police killings going back to the foundation of this country. As we seek to understand these tragedies, a vital part of this search involves learning about the structural inequalities that disproportionately impact Black communities, and how police violence is a reproductive justice issue. Rewire News Group is curating some of our most incisive reporting in this area, in the hopes that, together, we can begin to dismantle this country's systemic racism.

[Police officers in riot gear line up and block a road in New York]

Meet the Judge Who Thinks a Black Man Walking Around Is a Crime

Lisa Needham

Judge Allison Jones Rushing's decision gives police a racist road map.

[Photo: A child watching TV in the dark.]

5 Anti-Racist Shows Your Kids Can Watch

Dennis Carter

Now more than ever, parents are scrutinizing their children's media and looking for TV shows that don't deal in harmful stereotypes.

[Photo: A Black man holds his fist up at a police brutality protest, a sign in the background says 'NYPD KILLS'.']

What We Mean When We Say Abolish the Police

K Agbebiyi

The movement to abolish police is just another step in our long-game goal of dismantling the entire prison industrial complex.

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Photo of clinic volunteers watching an anti-abortion protester

Harassment at Abortion Clinics Is Already Bad. It’s Worse When You’re Black.

MiQuel Davies

We need to explicitly name white supremacy and racism as the core drivers of abortion bans and restrictions, as well as violence and harassment.

[PHOTO: Black woman sits beside a doctor, a Black woman]

It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Let’s Talk About Abortion Access.

Dr. Jamila Perritt

When abortion care is inaccessible, Black maternal health as a whole suffers.

[PHOTO: Dark-skinned woman sits on couch with hand on her side and winces in pain]

How Medical Misogyny Fails Patients Who Report Pain

Rewire News Group Staff

Gabrielle Jackson's book Pain & Prejudice details how medical providers failed her as she tried to get answers about her pain.

[PHOTO: Side profile of two black women, one standing behind the other]

The Devaluation of Black Women in Life and in Death

Jallicia Jolly

The maternal health crisis and COVID-19 pandemic have reinforced the silencing of Black women’s pain—by the very people whose jobs it is to provide care.

[PHOTO: Black pregnant woman with hands on belly looks pensive]

Why the Maternal Health Crisis Needs Bold Solutions—Especially in the South

Sarah Ellis

The maternal health crisis in the United States is showing no signs of improvement. It won’t be solved without investing in Southern communities.

[PHOTO: Trump at the podium with Amy Coney Barrett as a big crowd is seated in front of them]

Amy Coney Barrett Exposed Her Kids to COVID-19. Black Moms Have Been Jailed for Less.

Danielle Campoamor

Republicans have propped up Amy Coney Barrett's identity as a mother to make her more palatable to a public that wants a COVID-19 relief package than a Supreme Court confirmation.

[PHOTO: Pro-choice activists]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taught That the Fight for Justice Is With Us

Erin Matson

With her gone, it is increasingly up to us—the people—to strengthen abortion access in this country.

[PHOTO: People protesting for sex workers' rights]

Why Decriminalizing Sex Work Would Help in the COVID-19 Fight

Deon Haywood & Lakeesha Harris

Families wouldn't need to be torn apart as they survive a pandemic, poverty, and mass incarceration.

[Photo: Abby Johnson speaks at the Republican National Convention in front of U.S. flags, wearing a pin that says 1972]

I’m an Abortion Provider, and Here’s What I Want to Tell Abby Johnson

Dr. Leah Torres

Abby Johnson's five minutes at the RNC were full of lies about abortion, but what she said about our profession is true.

[Photo: Jennie Joseph teaching]

COVID-19 Is Complicating Pregnancies. This Black Midwife Has a Plan for That.

Abbie Synan

Midwives have seen an interest in their services during the pandemic as pregnant people consider deliveries outside a hospital.

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