Abolition movement to create a society in which the forcible separation of children from their families is no longer an acceptable intervention.
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ALT Family policing abolition is rooted in reproductive justice. Parents should have power to make decisions about how and when they will parent and have the ability to raise their families in conditions that are free of oppression. Collage image shows the hands of a female doctor holding a clipboard.
ALT Abortion bans and the child welfare system are part of the same playbook to control our bodies and our families. This is what we call reproductive control.
ALT Reproductive oppression is in this country’s DNA. During slavery, Black women were forced to give birth and then had their babies taken from them. Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced into boarding schools and adoptions.
ALT The tactics change. The system stays the same. The family policing system, also known as the “child welfare system” or “child protective services,” investigates nearly 3 million children a year. 1 in 10 Black children will be forcibly separated from their parents by the family policing system before they turn 18.
ALT And now, an increasing number of families are being targeted by the family policing system after someone has an abortion.
ALT We Say “Abolition”–In Solidarity With Those Who Are Harmed by the Child Welfare System
ALT “Communities most impacted by the family policing system are not obligated to accept existing arrangements as inevitable, nor to adopt language that renders those arrangements more palatable.”
ALT “Calls to prohibit or restrict the use of the term “abolition” are not neutral scholarly appeals. They function as attempts to control the boundaries of legitimate critique and to assert authority over political language and movements that have been developed and advanced by Black scholars, organizers, and communities most directly impacted by these systems.”
ALT “The question, then, is not whether abolition is an acceptable term, but whether we are willing to confront what it asks of us.”
ALT Slide 1 reads in large bold black text: “CHILD SEPARATION IS A BUSINESS.” Smaller text underneath says: “AND IT IS A VERY PROFITABLE ONE.” Bottom right says: “Swipe to follow the money,” with teal arrows pointing right.
ALT Slide 2 states that the foster care and adoption industry generated $22 billion in annual U.S. revenue in 2022, citing the IBISWorld Adoption & Child Welfare Services Industry Report (2022). The slide compares the system’s financial dependence on children entering care to the business model of private prisons. Bottom right repeats: “Swipe to follow the money.”
ALT Slide 3 cites a Common Dreams article about GEO Group’s 2025 profits from immigrant detention. Large text says “$254 MILLION.” Additional text explains that GEO Group reported a record $254 million profit in 2025, driven by ICE detention contracts, with 43% of company revenue tied to immigration detention.
ALT Slide 4 reads: “THIS IS NOT A SYSTEM IN NEED OF REFORM. IT IS AN INDUSTRY IN NEED OF ABOLITION.” Additional text says corporations profit from family separation and therefore have a financial interest in keeping families apart. The final lines read: “YOU CANNOT REFORM A SYSTEM BUILT ON STOLEN CHILDREN. ABOLISH IT.” Bottom right displays “StolenChildrensMonth.com.”
