reproductive justice

For centuries, Native Hawaiian healers treated abortion as a core part of normal health care. In 1970, Hawai'i was the first U.S. state to legalize abortion.

Activists in menstrual health and equity discuss how destigmatizing menstruation, improving health outcomes, and achieving reproductive justice are all interconnected.

Attacks on our reproductive choices are costing the lives of Black women and birthing people of color. This report from the Black Maternal Health Federal Policy Collective highlights the importance of accessible abortion care and the need to protect our right to abortion.

PCOS is a reproductive justice issue. Racism, sexism, stress, and trauma all contribute to Black women's disproportionately high rates of PCOS, as well as whether Black women even get diagnosed correctly, and the treatment we receive

Law professor Michele Gilman speaks to Our Bodies Ourselves' Sasha Goodfriend about menstrual cycle tracking apps and how corporations, governments, and legal entities co-opt our personal data. She also shares tips and resources for using devices safely.

This interactive resource uses mazes as a visual tool to make abortion access easier to understand, state by state.

In this TEDx Talk, Nashira Baril, the founder of Boston's Neighborhood Birth Center, discusses how midwives shaped her personal birth experience and the benefits of birth centers.

Our Bodies Ourselves hosted a conversation with four powerful, activist authors on May 28, 2025. Loretta J. Ross, Carrie N. Baker, and Our Bodies Ourselves content expert co-chairs Candace Bond-Theriault and Marlene Fried.

OBOS program associate Grace Koch hosts a crucial conversation with OB-GYN and Complex Family Planning Subspecialist Dr. Kristyn Brandi, about access to contraception, freedom of choice, and the impact of birth control on our reproductive autonomy.

In this brief overview, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice defines reproductive justice in solidarity with Black activists, and discusses the concept in light of the reproductive health and rights of Latine communities.

Abortion bans criminalize immigrant communities and make it more difficult for immigrants in detention to receive timely reproductive health care. This fact sheet discusses why, and how we can improve immigrants' access to services.

In this Roe-era interview, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg speaks with the Center for American Progress about religion and abortion access. She notes how the media often overlooks stories about people of faith working for reproductive rights and justice.