My womb is not a burial site: What is motherhood to Black women facing abortion & the loss of their children?

By Amber Butts Female octopuses die from anemia and exhaustion 2-10 months after they give birth. They spend those months protecting and cleaning their eggs. They do not eat. As my body spread over a cold chair and a doctor said words I did not understand, I shook. I took two pills and waited for…

A painfully beautiful piece on (un)mothering by Amber Butts via My womb is not a burial site: What is motherhood to Black women facing abortion & the loss of their children? — RaceBaitR

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