Pregnancy is not a crime
Louisiana families deserve care, not punishment.
Family means everything here in Louisiana. We love our mamas, our sisters, and our teedies. And when families have to make hard choices about healthcare, our lawmakers have no business interfering. Reproductive justice means caring for our families.
Making abortion a crime gives the police another tool to target..
Black women
Marginalized folks
Substance users
Trans Folks
Gender non-conforming folks
Louisiana can't jail our way out of our maternal health crisis.
Our state's maternal and infant health crisis demands more care, resources, and trust. Instead, Louisiana's abortion ban brings confusion, fear, and the threat of punishment into hospitals and exam rooms. Treating families like criminals will not make them healthier or safer.
More surveillance. More policing. More punishment.
WE’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE
Criminalizing pregnancy didn't start with abortion bans. It follows the same playbook as the War on Drug Users, which used surveillance, policing, and punishment to control the bodies of Black women, marginalized folks, substance users, trans folks, and gender non-conforming folks. Louisiana's abortion ban carries that legacy into hospitals and exam rooms.
Only comprehensive healthcare will solve our maternal healthcare crisis.
ABORTION BANS ARE BAD FOR OUR HEALTH
When politicians stand in the way of healthcare, we all suffer. When families experience pregnancy loss, miscarriage, or complicating factors, they need healthcare, not the added threat of criminalization.
Louisiana politicians need to worry about making sure we all have healthcare, not making it harder to access the essential reproductive healthcare Louisiana families so desperately need. Criminalizing care only leads to more negative outcomes for pregnant people and their families.
WHEN LAWMAKERS TRY TO CONTROL OUR HEALTHCARE, WE’RE ALL AT RISK
Pregnancy is not a crime. We deserve care, not punishment.
