"Controlling reproduction and the bodies of women seems to be the first step in every hierarchy. That's why reproductive justice--women with power over our own bodies--is the crucial first step toward any democracy and any justice." --Gloria Steinem "Now more than ever before, as reproductive autonomy and the rights of people of color are under attack, we at Planned Parenthood know our fates are intertwined. The reproductive justice movement - which comes directly from the expertise and the lived experience of women of color - illuminated a path forward to hold the line on the rights we have won, and expand the rights of all people. We need to know the history laid out in Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century , because we need to not repeat the ugliness of the past. Our strategies need to be inclusive and intersectional - because when women of color and those most affected by reproductive oppression are free to make their own decisions about their health and their bodies, we all win. None of us are free until we're all free." --Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America "This book provides illuminating insights that could only come from a collaboration of two longtime and leading scholar-activists in the struggle for reproductive justice.
Ross and Solinger not only explain with brilliant clarity what reproductive justice means, but also how reproductive oppression and resistance are central to U.S. history, as well as to contemporary laws, policies, and politics. Their analysis of the reproductive justice framework is more urgent than ever. Essential reading for everyone interested in reproductive freedom, social justice, and human rights." --Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty "A wonderful new primer. Loretta J. Ross and Rickie Solinger have written a simultaneously sophisticated and accessible book for scholars, students, activists, and practitioners.
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