Thirty years ago, Black women came up with the term reproductive justice. Today we fight for it more than ever.
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Thirty years ago, Black women came up with the term reproductive justice. Today we fight for it more than everAs the 2024 elections continue to heat up, there are increasing concerns about the rise of fascism around the world and in the United States. Regardless of the word or label used, Black people, living with the legacy of slavery and multiple forms of reproductive oppression including rape and forced pregnancies, sterilizations and the killing of our children and loved ones by vigilantes and police, have a lot of experience with authoritarian regimes that oppress and dehumanize.There is a strategic agenda from the far right – laid out in clear language in Project 2025 to keep power in the hands of a chosen few and prevent the United States from becoming a truly representative, multiracial democracy that embraces and supports all people including those with the capacity for pregnancy. Continue reading...
Thirty years ago, Black women came up with the term reproductive justice. Today we fight for it more than ever.
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