While acitia harris was working as dula in chicago, she decided she also wanted to help support people who didn't want to be pregnant. Lacitia learned about the history of eugenics and how black women never had a say on how their bodies were used. "Start with the an that's going to give birth to the black life," says Harris.
This episode contains strong language and descriptions of an abortion.
With the end of Roe v. Wade, Louisiana has become one of the most difficult places in the United States to get an abortion. The barriers are expected to disproportionately affect Black women, the largest group to get abortions in the state.
Today, we speak to Tara Wicker and Lakeesha Harris, two women in Louisiana whose lives led them to very different positions in the fight over abortion access.
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