09/04/2026
“Disability justice and reproductive justice are not separate movements. They are one demand: that every one of us gets to be in control of our own body and our own life. For too long in this country, disabled people have been forcibly sterilized, denied care, and institutionalized — all acts of egregious violence against our self-determination. As a mother and a wheelchair user, I know that there’s no line between reproductive and disability justice; they are the same.”
– Dessa Cosma, founding director of DDP
Read the full piece over at Planned Parenthood of Michigan’s blog: bit.ly/Dessa_DDPxPPMI
Thank you for Planned Parenthood of Michigan for the spotlight! We’re big fans!
ID: 2 image carousel post: 1: Photo of Dessa Cosma, DDP’s director, holding her child as Mayor Mary Sheffield, sitting next to Dessa, turns over to look at the baby. Text reads “As a mother a wheelchair user, I know that there’s no line between reproductive justice and disability justice; they are the same.” 2: Same photo, now in black and white, text reads “Whether it’s by gutting Medicaid funding or the recent Department of Justice opinion aiming to eliminate disabled Americans’ right to receive home and community-based care, current efforts to take away rights and access harm all of us. But nothing will stop us from fighting. Bodily autonomy has never been an abstract concept for people with disabilities.”
