I guess I should elaborate....
I went to a panel last night held here. It featured a patient advocate, the Exec Dir of NARAL Ohio, this guy and La'Tasha Mayes, the founder and director at New Voices. The whole program was meaty and worthwhile, but it was great hearing from La'Tasha because she really spoke to the differences between reproductive health, reproductive rights and reproductive justice. She eloquently stated what I have been saying for years: choice is different for marginalized women and white, middle class feminists just don't fucking get it.
Reproductive Justice is a framework and all encompassing. Reproductive Justice is about movement building and is not single-issued focused like reproductive health and reproductive rights. It addresses intersections. It is a critique. It is a goal. Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice describes it as this:
"[R]eproductive justice is the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, economic, and social well-being of women and girls, and will be achieved when women and girls have the economic, social and political power and resources to make healthy decisions about our bodies, sexuality and reproduction for ourselves, our families, and our communities in all areas of our lives."
Juicy shit.
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