19 February 2021 – WATCH THE VIDEO
Dr Carol Mason and Prof Loretta J Ross explain connections between the insurrectionary right and anti-abortion ideology, both of which are fuelled by racism, anti-semitism, and misogyny. National Associates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) Executive Director Lynn M Paltrow moderated and joined the conversation.
NAPW works to ensure that no one is arrested, shamed, or denied their rights because they have the capacity for pregnancy, are pregnant, or because of an outcome of their pregnancies – including births, miscarriages, stillbirths, and abortions.
Loretta Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor at Smith College, Program for the Study of Women and Gender. She started her career in social change activism at such organizations as the National Black Women’s Health Project, Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), National Center for Human Rights Education, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.
Carol Mason has authored three books on the rise of the anti-abortion movement. She published an article on this subject this month: “How Trumpism fostered anti-choice violence.” Ms. Magazine, 9 February 2021. She writes that the “pro-life” presence in Washington DC on 6 January has been, with few exceptions, largely under-reported. Abortion opponents were not only part of the destructive melee at the Capitol – they also have modeled radicalisation techniques used in building insurrectionary fever by successfully deploying incendiary lies and conspiracy theories. Two weeks ago in Tennessee, a gunman shot out the door of a Planned Parenthood clinic; it is all linked…
Groups mentioned in the video:
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective is a Southern based, national membership organization whose purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities.
Movement for Family Power works to end the Foster System’s policing and punishment of families and to create a world where the dignity and integrity of all families is valued and supported.
Reproaction whose vision is to uphold abortion rights and advance reproductive justice as a matter of human dignity.
Political Research Associates is a social justice think tank devoted to supporting movements that are building a more just and inclusive democratic society.
Kentucky Health Justice Network supports Kentuckians towards achieving autonomy in their lives and justice for our communities. They advocate, educate, and provide direct services.