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[FEATURE] Prison Abortion and Prison Abolition: Access to Abortion for People Involved in the US Criminal Legal System

Posted by: YWFC
January 23, 2024

Written By: Mira Lerner, Harvard Law School Student

The following paper was written to explore options for and challenges to accessing abortions at different phases of the criminal legal process and legal strategies for expanding access to abortions for people experiencing incarceration.

This groundbreaking paper, written by Mira Lerner, won third place in If/When/How‘s 2023 Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights & Justice. 

YWFC’s Executive Director, Julia Arroyo was interviewed in the making of the paper, sharing her deep knowledge of the struggles for incarcerated women and her experiences with reproductive rights as a system involved person.

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