Ten years ago, Renee Bracey Sherman shared her abortion story for the first time. In the decade since she’s earned the nickname the Beyoncé of Abortion Storytelling through her work helping others talk (or not talk) about their own abortions.

The impact of whatever the Supreme Court decides to do, will be felt by people who are already subject to criminalization and lack of access,” says executive director of We Testify Renee Bracey Sherman

Advocates see the decision to take on the case as a massive threat to abortion rights—and one Biden may not be taking seriously enough.

Rather than use the word “abortion,” both Biden and Psaki have continued to opt for euphemistic terms like “reproductive health” or “access to choice.” To be clear, an abortion does technically fall under the larger umbrella of reproductive health; however, avoiding the word enables the stigma.

Perhaps the omission wouldn’t be so glaring if it hadn’t already become more or less for the Biden administration. Renee Bracey Sherman, founder of the abortion storytelling organization We Testify, has pointed out administration officials’ avoidance of the word on multiple occasions; at this point it’s become “comical” watching them try to get around it, she said.

Advocates were outraged. “The fact that they get asked about it on day one, and not only do they not repeat or say the word abortion, but they perpetuate this false equivalency that the Catholic faith is somehow counter to abortion,” says Renee Bracey Sherman, founder and executive director of We Testify, an abortion storytelling nonprofit. “Biden goes to church—cool! So do the Catholics who have abortions.”

As I watched the footage of white supremacists scaling the Capitol walls on January 6, a sense of familiarity set in. I started receiving texts and photos of prominent anti-abortion leaders, and a convicted clinic bomber, at the scene. I recognized one. Leaders from white supremacist organizations — including the Proud Boys and the Daily Stormer — had doxxed and harassed me before, and there they were roaming the Capitol halls as if on a high school tour.

I felt my heart pulsating outside of my chest. Of course, they were there, I thought. They’re not hiding in plain sight any longer.

“People have always used public storytelling as a way to be vulnerable about horrific or challenging experiences they’ve had, particularly those created by unjust systems, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and more,” said Renee Bracey Sherman, executive director of We Testify, an organization supporting the leadership and representation of people who have abortions.

Abortion touches each and every religious community, regardless of whether it is officially sanctioned. One in 4 people who can get pregnant will terminate a pregnancy by the age of 45. And they live in every religious community, in every walk of life, even if it's not always discussed. Renee Bracey Sherman, the founder of We Testify, an organization that focuses on storytelling around abortion, said, "Everyone loves someone who has had an abortion, whether they know it or not.

“The other issue is several of the films show the white characters having abortions depending on their friends of color for emotional support, rather than showing the characters of color having an abortion,” adds Renee Bracey Sherman, founder of We Testify. “To be clear, friendship and models of love and support are an important aspect to depict, but they cannot and should not come at the expense and dimension of the characters of color.” While these three movies do a lot to portray abortion in a realistic way that can de-stigmatize the process, we have more work to do.

We Testify, an organization that uplifts marginalized voices to share their abortion stories and destigmatize abortion, supports Fix Our Senate’s mission through coalition member Just Democracy. Executive Director Renee Bracey Sherman explained why: “We Testify is for abolishing any relic of slavery and the Jim Crow era, and that includes the filibuster, ICE, and the police.”

With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recent passing and President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace her, the Supreme Court could be weeks away from transforming into a solidly conservative judicial body. Reproductive rights hang in the balance. We have never needed activist Renee Bracey Sherman and her work more.