A future where abortion drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol are  trafficked just like fentanyl or methamphetamine or where birth control  is sold on the street corner like crack cocaine is really not that  distant of a reality, if it’s not already happening.

The drug war is deeply intertwined with reproductive rights. That’s  not always obvious to some people, but at Narcotica, we will emphasize  over and over that bodily autonomy — the core of harm reduction and  progressive drug policy — includes abortion access and reproductive  sovereignty as much it includes the human right to freely use drugs.

On this episode, Narcotica co-host Troy Farah speaks with Dinah  Ortiz, an Afrolatinx drug user activist who has fought for over 14 years  for impacted communities. After her role as supervisor at the Bronx  Defenders Family Defense Practice, Dinah began doing consultant work as a  drug user organizer and activist who has shared her story of parenting  during past chaotic substance use nationally and is a fierce advocate  for parents in the child regulation system. She is currently the  co-chair on the North Carolina’s Survivors Union board of directors and  leadership team member of Urban Survivors Union.

Follow Dinah on Twitter at: @Dinahortiz4

If you need to obtain abortion pills, for any reason, for yourself, for your mother, for your sister, or your neighbor, go to PlanCPills.org or AidAccess.org.

Join an Urban Survivor’s Union call by going here: https://www.druguservoice.org/blank-page-3

If you liked this episode, here are others you might enjoy:
Episode 24: How To Get Abortion Pills Feat. Lynn Paltrow and Francine Coeytaux
Episode 60: Perinatal Panic—Drugs, Pregnancy and Stigma with Ria Tsinas, Joelle Puccio and Erika Goyer
Episode 48: Moms And Methadone with Elizabeth Brico

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Producers: Christopher Moraff, Troy Farah, Zachary Siegel, Aaron Ferguson
Music: Glass Boy / Nomad1
Intro voice: Jenny Schaye
Image: Jeff Roberson // edit: Troy Farah