Reproductive Justice

Immediate Actions To Take:

RSVP + Pledge to Mobilize: Defend our Reproductive Rights March on Oct 2nd — Women's March
Tell your reps to support the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) of 2021
Call your reps to Demand Congress Support Abortion Access Legislation
Sign the Texas petition: Text SB8 to 22422 or visit wearepp.org/SB8
Make an emergency donation where 100% of your donation will support Texans seeking abortion access: Text “Texas” to 22422 or visit wearepp.org/Texas
Share your story on social media using #BansOffOurBodies
Take Action on Reproductive Freedom: Safe Access to Abortion
Get educated on the current abortion restriction laws that may be introduced or passed recently in your state via AntiRacism Daily

Organizations To Support + Follow:

Educate Yourself + Keep Showing Up:

Articles —

Abortion Comics — We Testify
Democratic senators ask Biden admin to create office focusing on reproductive health and wellbeing — The 19th
How Not To Outlaw Abortion by Mary Ziegler — NYTimes
How the Next President Can Expand Reproductive Freedom by Ilyse Hogue — The Nation
I Can't Focus on Abortion Access If My People Are Dying by Emma Goldberg — NYTimes
New Research Proves Restricting Abortion Harms Women by Carrie N. Baker — Ms. Magazine
Rethinking the Mantra that Abortion Should be "Safe, Legal, and Rare" by Tracy Weitz
The Color of Choice: White Supremacy and Reproductive Justice by Loretta J. Ross — SisterSong
The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm by Anne Koedt
The Future of Reproductive Choice for Poor Women + Women of Color by D. Roberts
The Supreme Court Stopped Anti-Abortion Momentum. For Now. by Sabrian Tavernise and Elizabeth Dias — NYTimes
What if Roe Fell? by Center For Reproductive Rights
What My Life-Threatening Experience Taught Me About Giving Birth by Serena Williams — CNN
Learn more and amplify the Reintroduction of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act in U.S. Congress — Center for Reproductive Rights

Books —

Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis by Dantia Hudson, Helen Arega, and Linda Jones
Handbook for a Post-Roe America by Robin Marty
Killing The Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy E. Roberts
Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block
The Lie that Binds by Ilyse Hogue and Ellie Langford
The Means of Reproduction by Michelle Goldberg
The Politics of Women's Bodies by Rose Weitz
The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue by Alexandra Kimball

Watch —

AKA Jane Roe — Hulu
Cider House Rules — Netflix
Dear White People: Chapter IV — Netflix
Dirty Dancing — Hulu and Netflix
Grey's Anatomy: Free Falling — Netflix
How To Survive a Plague — Available for Rent
If These Walls Could Talk — HBO
Mrs. America — Hulu
Orange Is The New Black — Netflix
Ours to Tell — Planned Parenthood
Philadelphia — Netflix
Scandal: Baby, It's Cold Outside — Netflix
Shrill — Hulu
The Bleeding Edge — Netflix
The Obvious Child — Netflix
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories — Youtube

NOTE: Our focus areas are informed by community input. If there is an issue you'd like to see included or would like to share input, please email us at community@the-outrage.com with questions, comments, or concerns on our 2021 focus areas. We'd love to hear from you.

This is an incomplete and growing list. Last updated Sept 3, 2021.