Miriam Zoila Pérez is a writer, blogger and reproductive justice activist. She is an Editor at Feministing.com and founder of RadicalDoula.com. Her work has appeared in Bitch Magazine, The Nation, Alternet, The American Prospect and a number of anthologies, including Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape. In 2010, Pérez was named one of the Lambda Literary Foundation's Emerging LGBT Voices. Learn more about her work on her website, or follow her on twitter @miriamzperez.
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The Movement to Stop Prisons From Shackling Women in Labor Builds
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on October 4 2011, 9:31AM
Four more states passed laws banning the practice this legislative year, but the vast majority of state prisons still maintain the absurd idea that a woman in childbirth is a security risk.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Gender & Sexuality
Teen Moms Look for Support, But Find Only Shame
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on May 6 2011, 10:34AM
Young mothers’ needs have gotten lost in the fever to prevent their pregnancies.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Schools & Youth
Home Birth Is Safer, Cheaper and Can End Disparities in Moms Dying
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on April 12 2011, 10:12AM
The U.S. ranks behind 40 other countries in terms of maternal mortality, despite spending the most money per capita on health care.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health
Past and Present Collide as the Black Anti-Abortion Movement Grows
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on March 3 2011, 9:35AM
On more than 170 billboards nationwide, a campaign is exploiting America’s racist medical history to foster the belief that abortion is black genocide.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Planned Parenthood
Anti-Abortion Bills Surging Through Capitol Hill—and States, Too
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on February 9 2011, 9:32AM
The House GOP is making good on its promises, but so are state legislators. In all cases, women of color lose the most.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Planned Parenthood
For Proof the DREAM Act’s a Good Idea, Look at Cuban Americans
by Miriam Zoila Pérez on December 8 2010, 9:33AM
We’ve thrived thanks to an immigration policy that makes anything on the table now seem downright draconian.
Topics: DREAM Act, Immigration
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