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Renee Bracey Sherman

(She/Her)
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Apple Podcasts, Medium, MSN, MSN Canada, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, Financial Times, HuffPost, The Guardian, TIME and
Covers:  Abortion, reproductive justice, racial justice, politics
Co-Author of LIBERATING ABORTION w/ @byreginamahone @AmistadBooks • Communication PhD Student • Beyoncé of Abortion Storytelling

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Renee Bracey Sherman’s Biography

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Renee Bracey Sherman is an award-winning reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller, and writer. She is the founder and executive director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions and share their stories at the intersection of race, class, and gender identity. Renee’s expertise centers on the lived experiences of people who’ve had abortions and spans the representation of characters who’ve had abortions on television and…

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Opinion | Dear Democratic Party: We told you so

Opinion | Dear Democratic Party: We told you so

"I don't think they can expect much of anything other than we're going to maintain our positions," said Presi…

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After Roe: How We Got Here and What Comes Next RLS-NYC

After Roe: How We Got Here and What Comes Next RLS-NYC

With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court is speeding up the fall of dominoes to decimate the long-…

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People Who Have Abortions vs. the Police

People Who Have Abortions vs. the Police

In early June, Brooklyn-based writer Ashoka Jegroo documented on Twitter the chaos outside an abortion clinic…

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Opinion | Why these white supremacists had so much fun at March For Life

Opinion | Why these white supremacists had so much fun at March For Life

On Friday, anti-abortion organizers once again held the March for Life, an annual gathering on the National M…

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The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions

The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions

Last November, I drove more than 12 hours for an abortion. It wasn’t mine (I had mine in 2005); I picked up a…

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Recent abortion bans will impact poor people and people of color most

Recent abortion bans will impact poor people and people of color most

First-person essays and interviews with unique perspectives on complicated issues. Let's be clear: the recent…

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GOP Lawmakers Are Using a Wild Conspiracy Theory to Attack Medication Abortion

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By Renee Bracey Sherman, Zack Kligler, Regina Mahone Verified
| Truthout Verified
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Anti-abortion activists have been trying to convince the broader public that medication abortion is dangerous for years, but their latest argument is a decades-old asinine conspiracy theory.
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Reproductive rights funders must end ‘wall of resistance’ on Palestine

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By Renee Bracey Sherman
| Prism Verified
I have organized for abortion liberation through sharing my abortion story for nearly 15 years. Thus, I am no stranger to those who want to silence my voice. I have spoken up about anti-Blackness and racism in the reproductive rights movement and challenged popular pro-choice politicians to do better. Despite different tactics, I’ve always known that my colleagues and I were headed in the same direction: toward liberation and reproductive justice for all oppressed people. Or so I thought.
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Our Favorite Reads of 2025 So Far

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By Renee Bracey Sherman, Regina Mahone Verified, Nussaibah Younis, Nadia Terranova
| ad astra Newsletter Verified
What makes for an excellent book? Obviously the definition is subjective, based on personal tastes, cravings, interests, and more. What we consider a good book right now might not hold the same a year later. Aside from alllll the biases that go into the defining of a “good book” (tap into this post for more on that), I’ve always felt that an excellent book is defined by a feeling we can’t articulate.
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