The Alabama abortion ban is just the latest in a long, deliberate and strategic attack on Black women

It's difficult for women like myself and those younger to imagine a time when Roe v. Wade didn't exist. A time when there were back-alley abortions, when hangers substituted for safe medical procedures and when an overall infringement on autonomy over our own bodies was as American as apple pie.

It's pretty much impossible to even fathom the world in which our mothers and grandmothers existed, but thanks to Republican efforts around the country, we are very well on a fast track backwards to these horrid times. And the ones impacted first and foremost will be us – Black women.

https://thegrio.com/2019/05/20/the-alabama-abortion-ban-is-the-latest-attack-on-black-women/