Abortion and reflections on racial justice

Christine  Schmidt

doi:10.24135/ppi.v20i3.12

Abortion and reflections on racial justice

Christine Schmidt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9313-4272

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24135/ppi.v20i3.12

Keywords: racial justice, reproductive freedom, abortion, psychotherapeutic frame

Abstract

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States dismantled federal protections for access to abortion, allowing a cascade of state laws that criminalize pregnant people, their healthcare providers, and other supporters. Through a racial justice lens, this article examines abortion rights as a demand for reproductive freedom. Psychotherapists on the frontline, listening to girls’ and women’s stories of sexual trauma, are encouraged to see our work in a historical and political frame.

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Published

2022-08-31

How to Cite

Schmidt, C. (2022). Abortion and reflections on racial justice. Psychotherapy & Politics International, 20(3), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.24135/ppi.v20i3.12

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Vol. 20 No. 3 (2022)

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