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American Dreams PodcastThe Birth of a MovementIn 1994, 12 women walked into a hotel room in Chicago. They came out with a blueprint for what would become the Reproductive Justice movement.The Mothers of Reproductive Justice - as they are known now - were the only Black women at a conference on universal health care reform held by feminist groups. The meeting took place after a presentation by someone from the Clinton Administration on their universal health care plan. The plan didn't include any coverage of reproductive health.As Founder Toni Bond told us, "It was as if women didn't exist."...2023-01-0734 min
American Dreams PodcastAmerican Dreams TrailerAs 2023 dawns, women in the U.S. look back on the last year and see one glaring issue: 2022 was the year their right to have an abortion was severely curtailed.But many women did not have access to abortions even before the Dobbs decision. Women on Medicaid, in the same states that are outlawing abortion now. Women who live in rural areas. Women who don’t have access to good doctors, and good advice.One thing the popular press doesn’t seem to talk about is how many women and trans men (anyone with a uter...2023-01-0501 min