Regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would protect 2.8 million pregnant workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families is calling out the recent partisan lawsuit led by 17 states to...
Black Women & Birthing People: We Inherit Joy, Too
Black women, in particular, are no strangers to traumatic experiences or being forced to be “strong” and “resilient” in the face of said trauma and, yet, somehow, finding joy anyhow. This is especially true for Black maternal health.
Abortion Bans Exacerbate The Black Maternal & Reproductive Health Crises
As a Black woman, AND mother, AND Deep South native, I know firsthand that Black maternal health and reproductive health are indivisible. The fall of Roe v. Wade amplified the and not or of the critical importance of fully realized reproductive justice…