George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many more who don't make headlines: They deserve justice. And all officers who have murdered Black people must be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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White supremacy and systemic racism permeate every institution — including the foundation of this country. As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, which is disproportionately ravaging Black communities, we must also address the public health crisis that racism presents.
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If Black people don’t have the right to bodily autonomy to live their daily lives — or protest the violence against their lives — without the fear of violence or murder, we can never achieve justice, let alone reproductive freedom. Freedom from violence is reproductive justice.
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Access to health care and freedom from violence are reproductive justice issues. We’re proud to stand in solidarity with our partners in the Reproductive Justice movement, but we must also acknowledge our own racist history.
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Our commitments to you are to: → Reckon publicly with our own racist history. → Improve the delivery of our health care by addressing and correcting implicit bias. → Step back to create space for Black organizations and leaders organizing in this moment.
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To our Black patients, supporters, and colleagues across the country and the Black community whose lives, health, and safety are constantly under attack, Planned Parenthood stands with you.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Abortion is linked to poverty. Your graph shows that is also linked to race. You clearly demonstrate the systemic injustice faced by POC. If you want to reduce abortion tackle racism and poverty.
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If you are devastated by the violence against Black lives, why do you perpetuate it in your abortion facilities every day? Black women endure abortions at a rate that is 3-5x higher than White women. 650 Black babies are killed daily, hundreds in your facilities
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