Resisting Criminalization of Reproductive Autonomy
Resisting Criminalization of Reproductive Autonomy: Policy Dos and Don’ts
Interrupting Criminalization & The Center for Advancing Innovative Policy
In response to the expanding criminalization of reproductive autonomy through increasing restrictions on abortion and reproductive care, and the growing criminalization of pregnant people and parents, a group of reproductive justice and anti-criminalization organizers and advocates came together in May 2019 to develop a shared analysis and resistance strategies.
This map was created to show how the criminalization of reproductive autonomy functions, and how it is all part of a larger web. There are many sites and mechanisms of criminalization of reproductive autonomy in this violent system—which also means there are many points and opportunities for intervention and resistance available to us.
