Middle America: Midwives Fight for Abortion Rights

The morning after the terrible news broke about the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, I called my homebirth midwife, Ingrid Andersson. Ingrid is my hero. She helped me in the home births of my three daughters. No one is more dedicated than she is to women’s health and bodily autonomy, to creating a warm, nurturing environment for children and families, and to fighting like hell for reproductive justice.

This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Ruth Conniff.