Black Women and the Fight for Reproductive Agency

September 25, 2023
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By Briana Alvarado, NewsVision reporter

According to a study published by the University of California San Francisco, one in five women don’t realize they’re expecting until after their seventh week of pregnancy. Women of color are more likely to be in this category. What that means in light of recent Supreme Court decisions like Roe v. Wade and Dobbs V. Jackson was the focus of conversation during a panel of reproductive rights experts at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. NewsVision’s Briana Alvarado was there.

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