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Reproductive Rights + Racism Make for Inappropriate Bedfellows

Adrienne Gibbs
Momentum
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Oct 20, 2020

It’s a tough pill to swallow but here is an expert opinion on abortion rights and race: “The anti-abortion movement is rooted in White women’s fear that they will not have enough babies to compete with the number of Black and immigrant babies.”

That’s according to reproductive justice advocate Renee Bracey Sherman, who talks to ZORA about her life’s work and the link between racism and abortion rights.

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Adrienne Gibbs
Adrienne Gibbs

Written by Adrienne Gibbs

@adriennewrites on all socials Dir of Content @Medium. Award-winning writer. Featured by Beyoncé. Priors: EBONY, Netflix, Sun-Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe

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