It’s been four years since I’ve written about reproductive rights and justice. I took that step back for many reasons, but the end of Roe compelled me to process the main way I know how—by writing.
Being a pro-choice doula was controversial within many birth activist circles. There were many conservative Christian midwives and doulas who didn’t think doulas should support people during abortions. In this moment, as those same conservative Christians have succeeded in removing the right to abortion access nationally, the political nature of that work is even more clear.
I wish I could say this piece has all the answers. It doesn’t.
But we will find a way forward, because we have to.
Read the full article at Truthout.
About Emily Griffin: I’m a full spectrum doula, childbirth educator, and the owner of Unbridled Mama Doula Services (Southern Arizona). I provide trauma-informed care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. 
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