Reproductive Justice

Written By Shilynn Marshall Hey there, my name is Shilynn Marshall. I am an author, Starseed blogger, rare disease advocate/educator!

There is an undeniable and overwhelming pressure placed on people, especially people with uteruses, to reproduce in the United States. Religion often encourages reproduction within marriage for the purpose of spreading the virtuous population. Patterns in the media serve to normalize childbearing and stigmatize the childless. These media trends are…

While there is an overarching pro-natalist culture in the U.S. that tends to encourage reproduction and shame the childless, there still have been many efforts to limit the birthing of particular populations. Those populations are ones who have been constructed as less valuable, less deserving of rights, or even less…

“I’ve always considered myself pro-life, but what if my daughter was raped?” — “I’ve always considered myself pro-life,” said Linda. “But this whole, ‘no exceptions’ part [for rape or incest] just didn’t sit right with me. I thought about, what if my daughter was raped? I think there should be limits on it, but I couldn’t vote yes.” Linda lives in Warren County…

Poor Black Women In Atlanta Subjected To One Of The Largest Genocidal Birth Control Experiments Ever. Here’s Why It Will Continue Post-Roe With the announcement of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade effectively banning abortion, there has been much discussion of a woman’s right to choose. Particularly…

By Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All Tekiah. One blast. Pay attention. This is not a test. Shevarim. Three sounds, the sound of weeping. The weeping of a pregnant child forced to carry a baby to term. The weeping of a person for whom it was not…

On May 2nd, 2022 the leak of the pending decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization stopped me in my tracks. I remember I was focused on facilitation and supporting some folks in Europe, so it was a few hours before I looked at my phone. …

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On September 27th, 2022 Spring USA hosted JJ Straight, the Deputy Director of the Liberty Division for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Elizabeth Coffey the Associate Director of Major Gifts for the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) in a discussion about the future of legislative and legal rights…