Radical Reproductive Justice Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique

Publication/Creation:: New York City : The Feminist Press at The City University of New York, 2017
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: Radical Reproductive Justice Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique / edited by Loretta J. Ross, Erika Derkas, Whitney Peoples, Lynn Roberts, and Pamela, Bridgewater Toure ; foreword by Dorothy Roberts

Genre:: Electronic books
Subjects:: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
Women's rights--United States
African American women--Health and hygiene
Reproductive health--United States
Human reproduction--Law and legislation--United States
Reproductive rights--United States

Summary:: "This anthology assembles two decades' of work initiated by SisterSong Women of Color Health Collective, creators of the human rights-based "reproductive justice" framework to move beyond pro-choice/pro-life debates. Rooted in Black feminism and built on intersecting identities, this framework asserts a woman's right to have children, to not have children, and to parent and provide for the children they have"--
"This crucial expansion on social justice discourse explores practical applications for activist thought migrating from the community into the academy"--
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (455 pages )