Knowra Reproductive justice Reproductive justice A framework linking reproductive autonomy to the social conditions necessary to have children, not have children, and parent safely. It addresses how power and inequality shape those possibilities.
Reproductive rights : Legal and human rights concerning reproduction, including access to contraception, abortion, pregnancy care, and protection from coercion. Reproductive justice builds on rights while asking whether people can exercise them under actual social conditions.
SisterSong : A United States collective of women of color organizations working to advance reproductive justice. The collective helped develop and organize around reproductive justice as a named framework.
Maternal health disparities : Differences in maternal health outcomes across populations, often shaped by unequal access, treatment, and social conditions. Disparities reveal how pregnancy rights depend on safe, equitable care.
Pro-choice movement : A political movement supporting the legal right to choose abortion and access to reproductive healthcare. Reproductive justice critiques approaches that center legal choice without addressing unequal ability to exercise it.
Bodily autonomy : The ability to make decisions about one's body without coercion or interference. Control over one's body grounds the framework's account of reproductive freedom.
Black feminist thought : A body of intellectual and political work examining Black women's experiences and intersecting systems of oppression. Its analysis of race, gender, and power informs the framework's account of reproductive freedom.
Abortion access : The practical ability to obtain abortion care, shaped by law, cost, geography, providers, and other barriers. The framework distinguishes formal abortion rights from the material ability to obtain care.
Family planning : The planning of whether and when to have children, including through contraception and fertility care. The framework includes family planning but also asks whether people can parent safely and securely.
Reproductive coercion : Behavior that interferes with another person's reproductive choices through pressure, threats, or control. It shows why nominal choice is insufficient when partners, institutions, or authorities exert control.
National Black Women's Health Project : A United States organization founded to address Black women's health through education, advocacy, and community organizing. Its organizing helped establish community-led approaches to Black women's reproductive health.
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