🧵 Abortion is healthcare. Miscarriage is not criminal.
You have control over what you share with your healthcare providers to keep you safe. And if you ever feel unsure, there are resources to help you along the way.
#ReproductiveJustice #KnowYourRights #StopPolicingPregnancy
Assata: An Autobiography book cover. A yellow tear sheet is underneath with text that reads: In her autobiography, Assata Shakur shared how she was denied care, pressured to end the pregnancy she wanted, then shackled during labor after fighting for a gynecologist.
Closeup of the Assata Autobiography book cover. Cream tearsheet underneath has a line down the middle. The left side reads: "'Isn't there something you can give me to keep me from having a miscarriage?'-Assata Shakur". The right side reads: "'my advice is to have an abortion...It would be best for everybody concerned...no matter which way you have it.' -Prison doctor"
Photo of a young Assata smiling with her child daughter. Teal tearsheet underneath reads: Assata and her family struggled to honor her pregnancy choice. The fight remains today for incarcerated people to access reproductive safety, birthing care, and abortions. RJ means ending the policing of our bodies, inside and outside prison walls."
Photo of Assata looking up with a hammered gold crescent shaped earring in her ear. Saturated orange tearsheet reads: "I believe that oppressed people, wherever they are, have the right to self-determination”
Assata Shakur's story reminds us that incarcerated pregnant people are still shackled & denied care.
#ReproductiveJustice means:
- No shackling & coercion
- No punishment for abortion, miscarriage, or birth
- The right to parent, or not, in safety and dignity
#HonorAssata #StopPolicingPregnancy
