Special Series

Reclaiming Birth Justice

Journalist Suzette Brewer of the Cherokee Nation examines the widespread sterilization of Indigenous people and their centuries-long fight for reproductive freedom. Her reporting — told through two in-depth articles and an upcoming podcast — involved dozens of interviews and extensive research conducted for more than a year as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship and its Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism.

3/12/2026

For Centuries, Native Women Have Been Told to ‘Trust the Doctor.’ The Results Have Been Disastrous.

Suzette Brewer

Part one of a two-part series examining widespread sterilization of Indigenous people and their century-long fight for reproductive freedom.

3/13/2026

Birth Justice: The Fight for Reproductive Freedom in Indian Country

Suzette Brewer

Part two in our series explores how the emerging Birth Justice movement is addressing deep-rooted inequalities affecting Native women.