Writing

Heidi’s deep body of intellectual research and analysis has cemented her reputation as one of the nation’s foremost policy experts on issues related to gender equality, racial justice and women’s reproductive rights.

 

Reports

  • National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda: “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Voices: The State of Black Women and Reproductive Justice” [6/27/17]

  • Center for American Progress: “The Pillars of Equity: A Vision for Economic Security and Reproductive Justice,” with Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor [3/15/17]

  • SisterSong: “Race, Gender, and Abortion: How Reproductive Justice Activists Won in Georgia” [10/2010]

Articles and Blogs

  • Center for American Progress: “5 Things you May have missed in the Trump Budget” [6/20/17] 

  • Center for American Progress: “The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Restrict Access to Contraception Under the Guise of Religious Liberty,” with Claire Markham [6/15/17]

  • Center for American Progress: “Community Health Centers Can’t Go it Alone” [5/11/17]

  • Center for American Progress: “Infographic: The Real Cost of Abortion” [9/29/16]

  • Center for American Progress: “The Hyde Amendment Has Perpetrated Inequality in Abortion Access for 40 years” [9/29/16]  

  • Center for American Progress: “Infographic: The State of Abortion Restrictions after Whole Women’s Health” [8/17/16]  

  •  The Hill: “6 Steps to Take if You Are Sexually Harassed at Work” [8/8/16]

  •  Inside Sources: “This Women’s History Month, Protect Women’s Health Care Access,” with Claire Markham [3/3/16]

  • Center for American Progress: “Everything you Need to Know about Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt,” with Kulsum Ebrahim and Andrew Satter [3/2/16]

  •  TalkPoverty: “A Cautionary Tale from Texas for Low-Income Women in Ohio” [2/29/16]

  • Center for American Progress: “Fast Facts: Economic Security of South Carolina Families,” with Ryan Erickson and Sarah Jane Glynn [2/18/16]

  • Center for American Progress: “Fast Facts: Economic Security of Nevada Families,” [2/16/16]

  • ThinkProgress: “Women are Still Being Denied the Full Benefits of Roe v. Wade” [1/21/16]

  •  Center for American Progress: “Infographic: Pass the EACH Woman Act” [10/5/15]

  • Center for American Progress: “Fast Facts: Economic Security of North Carolina Families” [9/24/15]

  • Center for American Progress: “Fast Facts: Economic Security of Iowa Families,” [7/30/15]

  •  Center for American Progress: “Fast Facts: Economic Security of Ohio Families” [7/16/15]

  • TalkPoverty: “Roe Should be a Reality for All, Not just a Wealthy Few” [1/22/15]

  • Center for American Progress: “A Quick on Guide on the Human Rights of Women” [10/9/14]

  • ThinkProgress: “Another Year with the Hyde Amendment is Another Year Without Justice” [9/30/14]

  • The Root: “In Ferguson and the Entire Nation, Institutional Racism Extends Far Beyond Law Enforcement,” with Donna Barry [8/28/14]

  • ThinkProgress: “Three Fact Illustrating The Toll That HIV Takes on Women and Girls” [3/10/14]

  • Center for American Progress: “The Reproductive Politics of Living on the Brink” [2/26/14]

  • Center for American Progress: “Infographic: What Do African American Women Want?” [2/24/14]

  • Center for American Progress: “The Legacy of Roe v. Wade and the War on Poverty” [1/22/14]

  • ThinkProgress: “Three Reasons you Should Care about the Hyde Amendment” [10/2/13]

  • ThinkProgress: “What Josephine Baker Teaches Us About Women’s Enduring Legacy During the Civil Rights Movement” [8/28/13]

  • Center for American Progress: “Women’s Equality Day: Celebrating the 19th Amendment’s Impact on Reproductive Health and Rights” [8/6/13]

  • ThinkProgress: “Three Important Ways that Equal Pay is Connected to Reproductive Health” [4/9/13]

  • Strong Families Blog: “Reproductive Emancipation” [1/22/13]

  • Collective Voices: “Affirming Sexual Rights: Passion and Punishment” [Summer 2011] 

  • Huffington Post: “Are Black Children an Endangered Species?” [6/6/10]  

  • Collective Voices: “Public Officials and Reproductive Health Advocates Converge for Urban Initiative” [Summer 2009]

  • Collective Voices: “How Helpful is Your Local Pharmacy?” [Summer 2009}

  • Rewire: “Women of Color Say No To Operation Save America” [7/15/08]

Quotes & Mentions

A nationally-renowned policy expert and movement thought leader, Heidi’s expertise has been featured in numerous domestic and international media outlets, including: 

  • New York Times: Trump Signs Law Taking Aim at Planned Parenthood Funding, Julie Hirschfield Davis [4/13/17]

  • Progressive Secular Humanist: Trump Signs Law Defunding Planned Parenthood, Michael Stone [4/13/17]

  • NARAL: 16 Incredible Young Black Women Leading the Movement for Reproductive Freedom [2/26/16]

  •  Essence: What We Stand to Lose, Maya Rhodan [4/13/14]

  • Media Matters: Cable and Broadcast News Hide the Economic Benefits Of Reproductive Health, Albert Kleine and Craig Harrington [12/16/13]

  • Rolling Stone: Why the Right Wing Is Targeting Birth Control Again, Erika L. Sanchez [10/25/13]

  • The Guardian: Row as anti-abortionists target African Americans with US racist history [3/3/10]