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Pedaling into Local Reproductive Justice Activism

Nora Dye and Sh..., Pro-Choice Public Education Project on May 13, 2008 - 8:26am
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On May 26, the Wanderlust reproductive justice bicycle caravan will set off on an 1800 mile journey from New Orleans to New York City, meeting with and learning from reproductive justice activists along the way.

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Reproductive Justice Bill in Illinois Mobilizes New Allies

Veronica Arreola on May 12, 2008 - 8:20am
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Illinois's reproductive justice advocates are backing one of the most comprehensive reproductive health bills the state has ever seen. And they're bringing in new allies for the fight.

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Just the Facts: Immigration and Reproductive Justice

Center for Amer... on February 7, 2008 - 9:51am
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The Center for American Progress's fact sheet on the connections between immigration policy and reproductive justice demonstrates the threat the anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. today poses to the reproductive health of immigrant women.


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The Third Rail: Reproductive Health Needs of Immigrant Women

Aishia Glasford, NLIRH on February 7, 2008 - 9:50am
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How we treat the most vulnerable individuals, undocumented immigrant women and their children, is a reflection of the ethical and moral compass of our society.


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A New Life For Midwifery Care

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on February 1, 2008 - 6:31pm
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The Big Push for Midwives campaign seeks to integrate midwifery care into the health care systems of the United States. Activists are pushing against a strong, well-funded medical lobby that has a professional interest in keeping midwives marginalized.


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Teen Moms and False Intimations of Tragedy

Hugo Schwyzer on November 26, 2007 - 10:09am
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While Will Okun — and a lot of other well-meaning folks — see young motherhood as “tragic” and “irresponsible,” for working-class teenage mothers it is often a considerable accomplishment.


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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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Live From SisterSong: Reproductive Justice For All

Eesha Pandit, RH Reality Check on June 4, 2007 - 6:30am
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Youth leadership, global justice and sex-positivity are just some of the issues that power a broad-based reproductive justice movement envisioned and experienced at the Sistersong Conference.


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Finding Unity Through Our Differences

Linh Tran, California Young Women's Collaborative on May 17, 2007 - 8:30am
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A young, Vietnamese-American woman shares how her community's cultural stigma around sex and reproductive health propelled her towards action; working to create awareness of the health challenges facing young Asian and Pacific Islander women today, through the California Young Women's Collaboration.


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