We are now in an alarmingly hostile climate where abortion bans hurt all pregnant people. Safe, equitable access to abortion without shame or stigma cannot be accomplished without eliminating racial and economic disparities in reproductive health. There are 3 major frameworks to address reproductive oppression: reproductive health, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice. Ultimately as in...
Desert Star Institute for Family Planning
Creating equitable access to reproductive health care for womb bearing people.
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Get InvolvedWe are a Black woman led organization, working from the foundational principles of Reproductive Justice, with intentional partnerships and programming that build community and center Black and Indigenous people and people of color.
"[Dr. Taylor and her staff] taught me how to thoughtfully approach family planning and challenged me to consider my role in advocacy as a future practicing physician."
87
%
of all counties in the U. S. have no abortion provider
66
%
of medical schools in the U.S. spend less than 30 minutes of class time on all aspects of abortion
$
1,000
sponsors a medical student for Desert Star Institute training