Reproductive justice
Why care about women’s health in health care reform? As 19th century Swiss poet and philosopher Henri Frederic Amiel wrote: “In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.”
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Reader diary posted by Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check October 27, 2009 - 9:32am
New Activist Resource Kit demystifies conservative opposition to reproductive justice.
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Reader diary posted by Farah Diaz-Tello, National Advocates for Pregnant Women October 23, 2009 - 10:05am
NAPW has selected the winners of its first law student writing contest on the topic of challenging denial of vaginal delivery to women with a prior cesarean surgery.
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By Kate Ott, Religious Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing September 25, 2009 - 6:00am
We must commit to an ongoing conversation that respects the desire for biological children while honoring reproductive justice. Faith communities can promote values that can guide moral and ethical decision making on the use of ARTs.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor September 11, 2009 - 12:25pm
For women's rights groups seeking to promote reproductive justice through health reform--including equity of access for poor women to all legal reproductive and sexual health services including abortion services--the past few months have been a serious disappointment.
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Rebecca Kluchin's new book, Fit to Be Tied: Sterilization and Reproductive Rights in America, 1950-1980, explores a thirty year period of US history in which eugenic and neo-eugenic ideas were used to justify forced, coerced, and freely chosen sterilization.
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By Ralph Riviello, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health August 4, 2009 - 7:00am
Although women comprise more than half of the U.S. population, many insurers treat their medical care as an exception to the rule, charging them more to stay healthy than men and refusing to cover basic reproductive services. This dangerous double standard must end.
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By Kimberly Irish, Law Students for Reproductive Justice July 29, 2009 - 7:00am
Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) provides members with education and training to become confident chapter leaders. That's just what we accomplished at our second annual Leadership Institute, entitled “Justice Doesn't Just Happen.”
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As a Native woman, I am entitled to advocate for choice from within my culture, which has always valued women's choices and decision-making.
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