Number of Black Women Who Say They Are Scared of Having Children Rises

March 26, 2024

Baby lying in a crib with toys overhead

(The Hill) – Nearly 40 percent of Black women of reproductive age said they feel less safe and think about the risk of death if they become pregnant in the new poll from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda with PerryUndem, published Monday. Among people living in restrictive states, 1 in 3 said they have thought about the risk of being arrested due to something related to pregnancy. (Read More)