For Black Women, the Economy and Reproductive Rights Are the Same Fight
Nearly nine in ten women of color say they are worried about affording basic needs. That statistic alone tells a story about the country’s economic reality. But beneath it lies something deeper—something structural. For Black women in particular, the ability to plan a family, access healthcare, and participate fully in civic life is increasingly constrained by forces that extend well beyond any single issue.
In an interview with Cody McDevitt for Repro Rights NOW, Regina Davis Moss framed the problem in terms that cut through the usual political abstractions. Economic stability, she explained, is not separate from reproductive decision-making. It is the foundation of it.