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Mothering as a Reproductive Right

Malika Sadaa Saar, Rebecca Project for Human Rights on December 11, 2007 - 10:18am
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Where is the reproductive rights community in the over-incarceration of mothers and the almost systematic severance in the mother and child relationship as a result of maternal incarceration?


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A New Reproductive Rights Discourse

Malika Sadaa Saar, Rebecca Project for Human Rights on October 29, 2007 - 8:03am
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A new reproductive health movement must include language about mothering with dignity. For vulnerable mothers, mothering with dignity means opportunities to heal from sexual violence, child welfare practices, education, and alternative sentencing to maternal incarceration and sentencing reform.


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