Breathing Life into Black Wombs: Ableism, Misogynoir, and the Fight for Reproductive Justice

• In Event: Expansive and Accessible: Utilizing Storytelling to Realize Black Feminist Reproductive Justice

Abstract

We are in a moment where society is attentive to the dangers of giving birthing while Black as we reckon with the historical evolution of modern gynecology. I am interested in how conversations about medical treatments, sentience, and pain directs our attention to practices, problems, and experiences shaped by ableism that get minimized, invisiblized, or ignored. I will draw on theoretical interventions and methods from Black Feminist Disability Studies and Reproductive Justice to examine how dis/ability and ableism impact issues key to reproductive justice.

Presenter

• Anna Hinton, University of North Texas