In this zine and audio story, a patient advocate who was central to passing the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) discusses the limits of legislative interventions in securing access to abortion care, and the importance of challenging criminalization at any stage of pregnancy. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a medical student in California prevents security from being called on a patient's family member, emphasizing the importance of speaking up and asking questions. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a primary care physician in New York shares a strategy she uses to advocate for patient care while organizing for housing equity and immigration justice. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a physician in Georgia utilizes compassionate release as a strategy to advance care for in-custody patients. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a resident physician in Florida discusses the importance of pushing back against cruel rules and policies in hospitals that impact care for incarcerated patients. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, an advocate and an attorney share an intimate story about the power of community and policy, and the role of health care providers in the movement to end HIV criminalization. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a harm reduction nurse in Canada leads his community in a fight against Bill 34. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a physician at a community health center challenges the policing of his patients by offering a harm reduction approach to care. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

In this zine and audio story, a physician in Massachusetts prevents a patient from being dismissed from his practice by implementing a restorative justice process. This story is part of the Beyond Do No Harm’s Storytelling Media Project.

A “back to school” reading guide and resource list for people interested in learning more and supporting abolitionist health care workers and providers who are fighting criminalization of care.

Health care workers are placed in many situations where their loyalty to their patient is in conflict with their (purported) loyalty to the state. And while some legal protections are in place to protect health care workers who refuse to engage in these carceral collaborations, it is often unclear when and where a worker is protected.

What does it mean when healthcare providers are part of systems that cause patients harm and actively undermine the respect, privacy, and care that patients seek?

The vast majority of people involved in direct or indirect patient care came to this work hoping to help people. Yet, certain policies and common practices in health care settings make it difficult for healthcare workers to fulfill this purpose…

The guide offers prompts for self-reflection, study groups, organizing and advocacy collectives, and to spark conversation within organizing communities.

Thirteen principles for supporting people’s agency, self-determination, dignity of risk, and general wellbeing.

This brief is intended to help organizers working to stop the violence of surveillance, policing, and punishment and advance racial, reproductive, gender, LGBTQ, migrant, and disability justice.

This brief offers an analysis of how our movements are connected, and how to push back against a widening web of criminalization.