betsey, lucy, and anarcha’s place

Betsey, Lucy, and Anarcha were enslaved women in Alabama, subjected to repeated experimental surgery without anesthesia and without consent. American gynecology was built on their bodies and published under someone else's name.

The program that carries their names begins where their consent was taken: With the right of every person to decide what happens to their own body, and to be told the truth about it.

TENET 1

The right to have a child

• Doula support through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum

• Informed-consent coaching for clinical encounters

• Prenatal care access and provider matching

• Pregnancy and infant loss support

• Lactation navigation

TENET 2

The right not to have a child

• Abortion access navigation and practical support

• Transportation, lodging, childcare, translation

• Contraception access without coercion

• Consent and sterilization history education

TENET 3

The right to parent safely

• DCF advocacy and accompaniment

• Immigration and TPS navigation

• Housing and benefits enrollment

• Postpartum meals from Kay Medamyo

• Warm handoffs to legal and safety services