White Papers
Why All States Need to Adopt the Reproductive Justice Act: A Reproductive Justice White Paper
Utilizing a reproductive justice framework, which approaches reproductive rights in an intersectional and holistic way,...
Unlawful Orders and Unaccountable Wars: Reforming Military Justice in the Shadow of Atrocity
The United States’ earliest codification of military discipline, the Articles of War of 1775, reflected...
Unequal Parenthood: How U.S. Parentage Law Fails LGBTQ+ Families in the Age of Assisted Reproduction – How to Fix It
This paper argues that the current U.S. parentage regime systemically disadvantages LGBTQ+ families by prioritizing...
Stop Colonizing my Uterus! How the Dobbs Decision is State-Sanctioned Extraction of Wealth and Resources of Communities by Removing Bodily Autonomy
This paper examines how the Dobbs decision is rooted in colonialism.
I’m Not Lovin’ It: Modern Day Slavery in the U.S. Prison System
Modern day slavery operates through the prison system, where incarcerated individuals are forced to work...
Continuity of Control: How Dobbs and Skrmetti Extend a Long History of State Power Over Marginalized Bodies
This white paper argues that the rationales used to justify abortion bans and restrictions on...
Burying the Black Body and Mind: How Mass Incarceration Kills the Black Community
This white paper highlights the issues with current prison policies and practices in the United...
Bridging the Baby Gap: A White Paper on the Lack of Fertility Coverage for Medicaid Patients and the Disproportionate Impact on Black Women
In Illinois, the promise of reproductive healthcare access remains incomplete. While the state has positioned...