As the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision continues to radically transform abortion access in the United States, it is critical to focus on how abortion politics and policies impact the legal regulation of pregnancy and parenting in the   United States especially in marginalized communities. Using the framework of reproductive justice (RJ), this talk illustrates the connections between abortion law, the criminalization of pregnancy, and histories of reproductive hierarchies in the United States. Recognizing these connections reveals that   RJ remains a crucial and under-resourced movement whose goals will only be achieved through a multi-pronged approach that centers the experiences of those most impacted by the law’s intrusion into private reproductive choices and realities. 

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