The Problem with Punishing Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a place of both power and vulnerability. For much of human experience, power and decision-making when it came to pregnancy was in the hands of women. It was an issue of health and healing. But no more. These days, we're substituting legal intrusions for health care. Between the racist War on Drugs and the Dobbs decision, there are a lot of things pregnant people can be punished for.

In this episode, we speak with Karen Thompson of Pregnancy Justice and jasmine Sankofa of Movement for Family Power about their work. You might remember jasmine from episode 4, the Problem with Punishing Parents. And let's hear from a doctor! We hear a clinical perspective from Dr. Mishka Terplan, an OB-GYN. And Nadia Ben-Youssef, a member of the Justice Beyond Punishment Collaborative, joins us and shares part of her pregnancy story. Full transcript and useful links at https://www.beyondpunishment.org/problem-with-punishment/ep8-pregnancy