The Racism That Comes With The Fight For Reproductive Rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Like Chisholm, I felt empowered to use my status as "the first" to help others -- to carve out a space where we could forge new bonds of trust between Planned Parenthood and Black and Latine people.
55% : In western Pennsylvania last month, employees won their first union contract after 20 months of negotiations, with some claiming that Planned Parenthood dragged its feet.
54% : For starters, Planned Parenthood and other major reproductive health care organizations should embrace unionization.
53% : With over 600 health centers nationwide and deep ties to powerful, mostly white Democratic donors, Planned Parenthood has a virtual monopoly on the reproductive health care narrative.
51% : Though she lost, Chisholm's slogan, "Unbought and unbossed," captivated audiences across the country as she campaigned against poverty, racism and the criminalization of abortion.
51% : Why not change models of power at Planned Parenthood and give employees working at affiliates a seat at the table?
47% : In recent years, Black women working at Planned Parenthood have written open letters, leaked recordings and spoken with journalists about the hostility they faced on the job.
46% : The SCOTUS ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization means nearly one-third of women now live in a state where abortion is either unavailable or severely restricted.
45% : Instead, I found that even with the future of abortion on the line, Planned Parenthood would rather celebrate Chisholm with a tweet than actually have someone on staff who embodied her boldness.
42% : Planned Parenthood implores politicians to be bold and relentless in their advocacy for access and justice but expects Black workers to keep quiet about the harm they encounter in the office and on Zooms.
36% : In October, I filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood after I was fired for speaking up about structural racism within the 106-year-old organization.
36% : But Planned Parenthood has an alleged history of anti-union activity.
35% : Now that the constitutional right to abortion has been overturned, at least 66 clinics across 15 states have been forced to stop offering abortions.
33% : Now that we've lost the constitutional right to abortion, will leadership finally be accountable for its lackluster response to charges of systemic racism?

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