indigenous women
The Other Side of Reproductive Justice: How Sterilization and Other Forms of Coercion Are Used Against "Unworthy" Parents
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
November 21, 2011 - 10:48am (Print)
Coercive sterilizations and castration are at the extreme end of a spectrum that also includes criminal sanctions for drug use during pregnancy and barring LBGT individuals from in-vitro fertilization services and adoption, as well as a host of other policies geared at making pregnancy and parenting difficult for those deemed unworthy.
Violence Against Indigenous Canadian Sex Workers
by Emily van der Meulen and Jessica Yee and Elya M. Durisin
December 16, 2010 - 6:17pm (Print)
Aboriginal sex workers are subject to dual discrimination, experience high rates of violence, including murder, and high rates of HIV among other outcomes associated with violations of their human rights.
Reclaiming Choice for Native Women
by Jessica Yee, Racialicious
June 22, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
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.
Barack Obama and the Native Vote
by Jessica Yee, Racialicious
November 18, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Ackowledging Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Latin American Constitutions
by Karim Velasco, RH Reality Check, Latin America
June 10, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
Peru Addresses Indigenous Women's Reproductive Rights
by Karim Velasco, RH Reality Check, Latin America
May 22, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
