Open Letter

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

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

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

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