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Racism, not race, is killing Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in our maternity care system.

We demand systemic change that is grounded in reproductive justice and promotes an anti-racist model of health care.

Quality, equitable, and respectful care in childbirth is an essential human right. Now is the time to show to the world that birth justice matters.

Take action and send the petition to your representatives. Together, we can demand: 

 

We demand systemic change that is grounded in reproductive justice and promotes an anti-racist model of health care.

Join us. Share these graphics on social media, tag your representative, and get the word out. 

 

Our partners are collecting stories and experiences of mistreatment to inform advocacy for policy change and human rights.

If you have witnessed or experienced mistreatment, your story can help advocate for change. All submissions are confidential.

Link to the submission form below. If you have questions or concerns you can contact us at [email address].

Contributors

Loretta Ross
Lynn Roberts, PhD, Co-Editor/Author, Radical Reproductive Justice 
Chanel Porchia-Albert CD, CLC, CFSD, Ancient Song Doula Services
Christine Miller, Ancient Song Doula Services
Asteir Bey RN, IBCLC, Village Birth International
Aimée Brill, Village Birth International
Christy Turlington Burns, Every Mother Counts
Nan Strauss, JD, Every Mother Counts
Yuki Davis, MPH, Every Mother Counts
Angela D. Aina, MPH, Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Joia Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG, National Birth Equity Collaborative
Dawn Godbolt, PhD, National Birth Equity Collaborative
Nicolle Gonzales, CNM, Changing Woman Initiative (TO BE CONFIRMED)
Pilar Herrero, JD, LLM, Center for Reproductive Rights
Jennie Jacoby, JD, Center for Reproductive Rights
Jennie Joseph, Midwife, Commonsense Childbirth
Indra Lusero, JD, Elephant Circle, Birth Rights Bar Association
Monica R. McLemore PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, University of California, San Francisco
Jamila Taylor, PhD, The Century Foundation