Encore Episode: The Intersection of Disability and Reproductive Justice – with Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Rebecca Cokley, Keith Jones, and Heather Watkins

Today we have another encore episode of You First. This is the second of four encore episodes as we’re taking a bit of a break from producing new episodes. Now this episode, "The Intersection of Disability and Reproductive Justice," is by far our most popular episode – and by a significant margin! But in case you missed it back in August of 2022, count your lucky stars because here it is again.

Roe v Wade was overturned not long before we recorded this episode, and we wanted to take a deep dive into how the overturning affects the disability community. Maddie hosted this episode and led an incredible conversation with activists Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Rebecca Cokley, Keith Jones, and Heather Watkins about how the ruling affects them, the disability community as a whole, and other marginalized groups, especially in ways that you may not have considered. And it’s all just as relevant today as it was when we recorded it.

Please note that this conversation discusses heavy themes and references systems of oppression such as racism and ableism, infanticide, abortion, and forced sterilization.

Links:

Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

• https://morenikego.com/
• https://twitter.com/morenikego

Keith Jones

• http://dasoultoucha.com/About/
• https://twitter.com/dasoultoucha

Heather Watkins

• https://slowwalkersseemore.com/
• https://twitter.com/hwatkins927

Rebecca Cokley

• https://rebecca-cokley.medium.com/
• https://twitter.com/rebeccacokley