▁have ▁used ▁ill ic it ▁dru gs ▁have ▁been ▁co er ced ▁into ▁using ▁long - act ing ▁revers ible ▁contra cept ives ▁( L AR C s ). ▁Women ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁choice ▁between ▁L AR C s ▁and ▁j ail , ▁or ▁have ▁been ▁told ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁lose ▁their ▁public ▁benefits ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁L AR C s . ▁Med ica id ▁has ▁covered ▁the ▁impl ant ation ▁of ▁L AR C s , ▁but ▁not ▁their ▁removal , ▁which ▁has ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁affected ▁women ▁of ▁color , ▁who ▁often ▁experience ▁pover ty ▁and ▁rely ▁on ▁Med ica id . ▁L AR CS ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁promoted ▁to ▁women ▁of ▁color . ▁Many ▁critic ize ▁these ▁efforts ▁as ▁based ▁in ▁e ugen ics ▁and ▁seeking ▁to ▁cur tail ▁population ▁growth ▁among ▁communities ▁of ▁color . ▁ ▁Anti - ab ort ion ▁advoc ates ▁have ▁used ▁this ▁history ▁of ▁forced ▁and ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization ▁and ▁birth ▁control ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁abort ion ▁itself ▁represents ▁a ▁e ugen ics ▁consp i racy . ▁This ▁movement ▁c ites ▁the ▁high ▁abort ion ▁rates ▁among ▁Black ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁abort ion ▁clin ics ▁in ▁pre domin antly ▁Black ▁neighborhood s ▁as ▁evidence . ▁Its ▁methods ▁center ▁on ▁ere ct ing ▁bill boards ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁messages ▁like ▁" Black ▁children ▁are ▁an ▁end anger ed ▁species " ▁and ▁" The ▁most ▁dangerous ▁place ▁for ▁an ▁African ▁American