“The murdering of Michael Brown, like that of many young black people before him, is rarely framed as a feminist issue or as an issue of pressing importance to those who advocate for choice, self-determination and dignity as they relate to family life,” Dani McClain, a fellow at the Nation Institute, wrote in a piece published on Wednesday. But women of color want to change that, pointing out that Michael Brown’s mother — like many other mothers before her — has been robbed of the chance to parent her child in a safe environment. Just as it’s harder for black women to access the resources they need to prevent pregnancy, thanks to racial and economic disparities in the health care sector, it’s also harder for them to maintain healthy families once they do have a child. “I would love to see mainstream reproductive rights groups speaking out more about this,” Imani Gandy, the senior legal analyst at RH Reality Check, told ThinkProgress. “There’s been more of a focus on police shootings over the past month, sort of mini outcries every time it happens building up to this massive outcry over Michael Brown. It’s been really interesting to watch it play out on social media. But the people clamoring are black and brown people.” Here are DGRs White Ally Guidelines: deepgreenresistance.org/what-we-do/deep-green-resistance-white-ally-guidelines thinkprogress.org/health/2014/08/14/3471149/police-brutality-reproductive-justice/
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