Promoting Black Girls’ and Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Requires Acknowledging Their History and Experiences

Abigail Wulah, Fadumo M. Abdi, and Mavis Sanders

“A new Child Trends brief explores the impact of the ongoing reproductive oppression and coercion on Black girls and women in the United States that has led to disproportionately adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes for Black girls and women. The authors also propose recommendations to prioritize Black girls’ and women’s bodily autonomy.” https://www.childtrends.org/publications/promoting-black-girls-and-womens-sexual-and-reproductive-health-requires-acknowledging-their-history-and-experiences

“Black girls and women face disproportionately adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes stemming from a history of systemic racism and reproductive oppression that has denied them bodily autonomy, access to high-quality health care, and social and economic equality. Child Trends’ new brief discusses how to improve the quality of care and achieve more equitable reproductive health outcomes for Black girls and women.” https://www.childtrends.org/publications/promoting-black-girls-and-womens-sexual-and-reproductive-health-requires-acknowledging-their-history-and-experiences