🖤💚 “As Black women, we walk in this world firmly vested in dignity and bodily autonomy that allows us to make our own decisions about our bodies. We REFUSE to allow judges who know nothing about us, politicians who care little about us, and other anti-abortion hypocrites to control our reproduction. We must ensure that our voices as Black women are part of this ongoing narrative. Black women are disproportionally impacted by these oppressive laws that limit our right to control our bodies and our lives. The Reproductive Justice framework demands bodily autonomy and dignity. As our country quietly struggles with the maternal health crisis, Black women are bearing the brunt and dying at alarming rates. As you heard earlier, Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to experience a preventable pregnancy-related death than white women. The impacts of maternal health, maternal mortality, and abortion restrictions are closely related to one another. Women who were denied an abortion and the...