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Abortion Access Is A Racial And Economic Justice Issue

picture of Maya Cruz
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Research

We are excited to share a new issue brief from our partners at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies: Abortion Access Is A Racial and Economic Justice Issue

Research by Maya Cruz, Bridges Center Research Assistant

The Bridges Center would like to thank the Washington State Labor Council for their collaboration in the inception of this research brief and in the final product.

Key Takeaways:

  • Reproductive justice, and more specifically abortion access, is essential for achieving economic justice.
  • Working Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are more likely to be negatively impacted by attacks on reproductive rights due to systemic racism.
  • Unions have the power and responsibility to educate and empower their members to fight back against racist, classist, and sexist attacks on human rights.

Read the entire issue brief online at https://labor.washington.edu/news/2023-10/issue-brief-abortion-access-racial-and-economic-justice-issue