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Ross has published books on reproductive justice, as well as many articles on black women and abortion. In 2004, Ross co-authored Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice, [22] a book that uncovers the unrevealed history of the activism of women of color in organizing for reproductive justice.
The book was revolutionary in that it encouraged women to celebrate their sexuality, including chapters on reproductive rights, lesbian sexuality, and sexual independence. [1] Its emphasis on women's active engagement with their actual sexual desires stood in contrast to the societal notion of the role of "women as docile and passive," and "men ...
A woman advocating for reproductive justice, specifically abortion rights, outside the Supreme Court of the United States in 2012. Reproductive justice is a critical feminist framework that was invented as a response to United States reproductive politics. The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to ...
The book details the life of Anna J. Cooper, who was born a slave and became an academic and an activist. Roberts also details the alliance between Margaret Sanger , an early American birth control advocate, and the eugenics movement of the early 20th century, in order to illustrate how the rhetoric around contraceptives shifted from ...
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"My body / my choice" sign at a Stop Abortion Bans Rally in St Paul, Minnesota, May 2019 "My body / My choice" at Women's March San Francisco, January 2018. My body, my choice is a slogan describing freedom of choice on issues affecting the body and health, such as bodily autonomy, abortion and end-of-life care.
Within the framework of the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene, addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life. [25]
The Latina Institute for Reproductive Health focuses on the rights of Latinas and immigrants. [9] In 2009, GenderPAC wound down operations and transferred its GenderYOUTH network and resources to Choice USA. [12] In 2013, the "Bro-Choice" project was launched to involve men in the reproductive justice and anti-sexual assault movement. [13]