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Through a feminist, qualitative lens, reproductive justice theory guides this three-article dissertation purporting that all women have the human right to autonomy, the right to self-determination, and dignity and worth of a person. Each article-style paper reviews this work through the discipline of social work and provides relevance and implications for the profession. Article one provides a historical foundation and the inception of modern gynecology and obstetrics, focusing on the abuse of enslaved women to advance modern Medicine in Alabama. Article two is a secondary, qualitative study using the methodology of poetic inquiry to understand the lived-experiences of obstetric survivors across the State of Alabama. Article three is an exploratory, qualitative study utilizing virtual focus groups to understand the lived-experiences of survivors of obstetric violence across the State of Alabama. 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