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Demand ICAN and TBN Trust BLACK Women

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Lydia de Raad
9 years ago

Disgusting. No words. An icon dropped from her piedestal.

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Olivia Wilson
9 years ago

Blaming Black women for the high mortality rates experienced during the birthing process and ignoring the racism that systemically plagues us is not only ignorant but it is extremely insensitive, and toxic.

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Pranee Terry BSN RN
9 years ago

As a volunteer Doula I have learned a lot about child birth, mothering, and breastfeeding from Ina. I am so upset to learn of the prejudice she has. I wish this world were a nicer place.

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Meadow
9 years ago

Make birth easier for women, not harder. Trust the mother. Treat her as a human, not a color /size etc.

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Alex Turpen
9 years ago

I used to respect Ina May. Such a brpad generalization about black women is racist and abominable. Why would black women be different than the white women you support? I'm really appalled by this. I never stopped to consider that your ideas about birth extended only to white women.

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Francie Fiammata
9 years ago

I'd like to participate in a fundraiser for the black doula fund if there is one as a business owner in the birth/parenting community.

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Jennifer Warner
9 years ago

I do not support her.

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Marieke S
9 years ago

This is inexcusable.

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Brittany lange
9 years ago

White woman to white woman Ina, I never heard of you but you need to clean up the mess you've made. What you've done is, not at all uncommon but not at all excusable. LISTEN TO THE SOURCE. Listen to POC and Black and brown women. I'm shaking my head at a stranger states away. You fix this.

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Angela Garza
9 years ago

Just appalling.

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Rhyannon Morrigan
9 years ago

Gaskin must be held accountable for the direct harm she is causing to black women and people of color. The rest of the natural birth community must disavow her and examine the white supremacy that underlies much of the NCB movement.

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Valerie Collins
9 years ago

So very disappointing.

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Adele McHenry-Koenen
9 years ago

Transphobic too. :(

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Cara Del Favero
9 years ago

Black lives matter and for a leader PAID to give a speech on maternal mortality, there is zero excuse to display such a shocking racist view and misunderstanding of health care systems.

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Marion Rice
9 years ago

So sad that a woman with such a strong lifelong commitment has lapsed in her understanding of social determinant of health impacting woman of color and adverse birth outcomes. Wake up!

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Gia Day
9 years ago

No excuse for this!

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Veronica Empringham
9 years ago

#trustblackwomen

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Vivian Gallegos
9 years ago

I expect integrity, awareness, and support of people of color from this organization.

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Erin Stephens
9 years ago

Full support.

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Mira carolus
9 years ago

White women are dangerous