Why We Need Abortion Doulas (with Ash Williams)

Welcome to the Season 2 Finale! 

Reproductive justice has always been the foundation of upEND’s work to abolish the family policing system. Both movements focus on bodily autonomy and our human right to keep ourselves and our children safe from oppressive systems.

That’s why we wanted to speak with Ash Williams, a Black trans abortion doula, storyteller, community organizer, and public intellectual from Fayetteville, Nc.

We talk about gender affirming care, abortion doula trainings, and how abolitionist work means providing support and care to one another outside of the system. 

Episode Notes:

• Support the work of upEND: upendmovement.org/donate

• Episode Transcript

• Watch Ash’s panel at upEND’s 2023 Convening.

• Learn more about the Carolina Abortion Fund. 

• Ash discusses the death of a child in North Carolina, which is a reproductive justice issue. 

• Learn more about the Mountain Area Abortion Doula Collective. 

• Ash recommends learning about organizations like We Testify.

• Follow Ash Williams on Instagram, @ashwilliamsclt.