"The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent a child or children in safe and healthy environments."
The intersection of reproductive rights and social justice, focusing on the ability of women to have children, not have children, and parent the children they have in safe and healthy environments.
Reproductive rights: The legal and ethical rights of individuals to make decisions about their own reproductive health, including access to birth control, abortion, and reproductive health care.
Reproductive health disparities: The unequal access to reproductive health services and information based on factors such as race, socioeconomic status, or geographic location.
Intersectionality: The concept that people experience multiple forms of oppression or discrimination based on their race, gender, sexuality, class, and other factors that intersect.
Slut-shaming: The practice of shaming women for being sexually active or dressing in a way that is perceived as provocative.
Sexual violence: Any form of unwanted sexual contact, including rape, sexual assault, and harassment.
Disability justice: The integration of disability rights into the reproductive justice framework, recognizing the unique experiences and needs of individuals with disabilities.
Maternal mortality: The rate at which women die during or after childbirth, often related to lack of access to proper medical care.
Pregnancy options counseling: Support and information for pregnant individuals facing decisions about their pregnancy, including abortion, adoption, and parenting.
Abortion stigma: The societal shame and judgment associated with seeking or obtaining an abortion.
Comprehensive sex education: Education about sex, sexuality, relationships, and reproductive health that is inclusive, accurate, and age-appropriate.
Abortion rights: The right to legally access and choose to have an abortion, without fear of legal or societal consequences.
Contraceptive access: Ensuring that all types of contraception are affordable and accessible, without discrimination based on gender, marital status, or any other factors.
Maternity and paternity leave: The right to take paid time off work to care for a newborn or adopted child, regardless of gender or marital status.
Fertility treatment access: Ensuring that fertility treatments are affordable and accessible to individuals who desire them, regardless of socio-economic status.
Childbirth education and support: Facilitating quality childbirth education and support services that help women make informed and healthy decisions for themselves and their families.
Childcare access and subsidies: Ensuring that quality and affordable childcare services are available to all parents, regardless of socio-economic status.
Comprehensive sex education: Providing education on sexuality, contraception, and reproductive health, which respects individual choice and diversity.
Rights of surrogate mothers and children: Ensuring the rights and dignity of women who choose to become surrogate mothers or adoptive mothers, and protecting the rights of their children.
Sexual and reproductive health services and information: Ensuring availability, accessibility and affordability of sexual and reproductive health services and information for all.
Gender, racial, and economic equity: Advancing gender, racial, and economic justice, so that all women and families have the resources and support necessary to make the decisions that are best for themselves and their families.
"The framework moves women's reproductive rights past a legal and political debate to incorporate the economic, social, and health factors that impact women's reproductive choices and decision-making ability."
"In 1997, 16 women-of-color-led organizations representing four communities of color – Native American, Latin American, African American, and Asian American – launched the nonprofit SisterSong to build a national reproductive justice movement."
"Reproductive justice, distinct from the reproductive rights movements of the 1970s, emerged as a movement because women with low incomes, women of color, women with disabilities, and LGB+ people felt marginalized in the reproductive rights movement."
"The reproductive justice movement acknowledges the ways in which intersecting factors, such as race and social class, limit the freedom of marginalized women to make informed choices about pregnancy by imposing oppressive circumstances or restricting access to services."
"Reproductive justice focuses on practical access to abortion rather than abortion rights, asserting that the legal right to abortion is meaningless for women who cannot access it due to the cost, the distance to the nearest provider, or other such obstacles."
"The reproductive justice framework encompasses a wide range of issues affecting the reproductive lives of marginalized women, including access to contraception, comprehensive sex education, prevention and care for sexually transmitted infections, alternative birth options, adequate prenatal and pregnancy care, domestic violence assistance, adequate wages to support families, and safe homes."
"Reproductive justice is based on the international human rights framework, which views reproductive rights as human rights."
"Women with low incomes, women of color, women with disabilities, and LGB+ people felt marginalized in the reproductive rights movement."
"The framework moves women's reproductive rights past a legal and political debate to incorporate the economic, social, and health factors that impact women's reproductive choices and decision-making ability."
"The nonprofit SisterSong was launched to build a national reproductive justice movement."
"The right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent a child or children in safe and healthy environments."
"The reproductive justice movement acknowledges the ways in which intersecting factors, such as race and social class, limit the freedom of marginalized women to make informed choices about pregnancy."
"Reproductive justice focuses on practical access to abortion."
"Access to contraception, comprehensive sex education, prevention and care for sexually transmitted infections, alternative birth options, adequate prenatal and pregnancy care, domestic violence assistance, adequate wages to support families, and safe homes."
"Women with low incomes, women of color, women with disabilities, and LGB+ people felt marginalized in the reproductive rights movement."
"Reproductive justice focuses on practical access to abortion rather than abortion rights."
"To build a national reproductive justice movement."
"The framework moves women's reproductive rights past a legal and political debate to incorporate the economic, social, and health factors that impact women's reproductive choices and decision-making ability."
"The reproductive justice movement acknowledges the ways in which intersecting factors, such as race and social class, limit the freedom of marginalized women to make informed choices about pregnancy."