Unlike the more mainstream phrase “reproductive rights,” reproductive justice uses a human rights lens to go beyond abortion rights.
Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
Black women created the term ‘reproductive justice.’ Now, it’s driving a national conversation.
The reproductive justice framework was created by Black women in response to an abortion rights movement that centered the needs of white women.
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