This episode of Justice Above All highlights the centrality of birthing centers, which provide historically informed and culturally competent care to Black birthing people, to the realization of reproductive justice. We will discuss a wave of new state-level regulations that are severely impacting the ability of midwives and other birthing center staff to provide their services. We will also explore how these attacks on birthing centers relate to historic efforts to unwind progress towards reproductive justice.
Today's host is Karla McKanders, Director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute. She is in conversation with the following guests:
- Dr. Michele Goodwin, Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy, Georgetown University Law Center and Co-Faculty Director, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
- Jennie Joseph, Founder and President, Commonsense Childbirth Inc., and midwife
- Lindsey Kaley, Staff Attorney, Reproductive Freedom Project, ACLU
- Ashton Wingate, Digital Archives Manager, Thurgood Marshall Institute
For more information on this episode, please visit https://tminstituteldf.org/reproductive-justice-and-black-birthing-centers/.
This episode was produced by Jakiyah Bradley, Keecee DeVenny, Ananya Karthik, and Lauren O'Neil. It is hosted by Karla McKanders. Resonate Recordings edited the episode.
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If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a review and helping others find it! To keep up with the work of LDF please visit our website at www.naacpldf.org and follow us on social media at @naacp_ldf. To keep up with the work of the Thurgood Marshall Institute, please visit our website at www.tminstituteldf.org and follow us on Twitter at @tmi_ldf.