Loretta Ross
Loretta Ross is the National Coordinator of SisterSong,
a national coalition of 80+ women of color and allied reproductive
justice organizations headquartered in Atlanta. Ross researches and
writes extensively on African American women and abortion and
co-authored Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive
Justice, a book on the history of the activism of women of color.
Defeating Personhood: A Critical But Incomplete Victory for Reproductive Justice
by Loretta Ross, SisterSong
November 9, 2011 - 12:42pm (Print)
The defeat of Mississippi Initiative 26 and the gains for reproductive choice today in Mississippi--while critical--may in the long run be seen as pyrrhic victories given the ominous implications of Initiative 27, the exclusionary voter ID initiative that will disenfranchise thousands of African Americans, immigrants, married women, transgendered people, and Native Americans.
Race, Class, and Rights in Mississippi: How A Reproductive Justice Campaign Can Save the Pill and Save the Vote
by Loretta Ross, SisterSong
October 29, 2011 - 10:25am (Print)
In Mississippi, two ballot initiatives threaten the health and lives of women across the state, and the disenfranchisement of the largest bloc of voters in the state. A campaign based on a reproductive justice model can defeat both.
