Unbought and Unbossed: The Racism That Comes With The Fight For Reproductive Rights
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I used to say Roe was the “ground floor” of reproductive rights. In retrospect, it was a penthouse, built for those privileged and able-bodied enough to make it up to the lofty entrance.
As a Black woman, once you made it in, either as a staffer or a patient, the air was often thick with anti-Black racism and white privilege. If you were outspoken enough to point out inequity, you were shown the door. The movement had become a revolving door of BIPOC women who wanted more from a movement than pink pussy hats and “The Handmaid’s Tale” costumes.
