This event is hosted by Healthy and Free Tennessee (HFTN) in collaboration with the Beyond Roe Collective.

The Pregnancy Decriminalization Teach-In will be on Tuesday October 29th from 6-8 PM in East Nashville, TN. Location address will be released to registered participants the day before the event. Food will be provided.

What is pregnancy criminalization? 

When we say “pregnancy criminalization” we are talking about the ways in which people face punishment for the outcomes of their pregnancies, including abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, or live birth. Pregnancy Justice defines pregnancy criminalization as an instance in which someone is either arrested for reasons related to their pregnancy, or where the terms of their bail, sentencing, or probation are heightened because they became pregnant after being charged with an unrelated crime.

Goals for the teach-in include: 

+ Define how reproductive justice and abolition work are intertwined

+ Articulate the danger and harms of pregnancy criminalization

+ Assess resource availability and gaps for Nashville

+ Talk about resisting pregnancy criminalization

+ Building resource hubs for Nashville in communities that are typically on the front lines of pregnancy criminalization, and are more likely to experience state surveillance during (and after) their pregnancies