Luqitia was put on nor plant as part of the introduction to the birth control. She started training as adulla, then became a dulla and eventually settled down with a partner. They raysed six children together, six beautiful children. And all the while, she was slowly chipping away at her education. It's around this time that she was reading a book called killing the black body, by dorothy roberts, a professor and sociologist. The maker of nor plant agreed to offer cash settlements to about 36 thousand women who claim they were never fully warned about side effects.
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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