Reproductive
Justice
is a first-of-its-kind primer that provides a comprehensive yet
succinct description of the field. Written by two legendary
scholar-activists, Reproductive
Justice
introduces students to an intersectional analysis of race, class, and
gender politics. Loretta J. Ross and Rickie Solinger put the lives
and lived experience of women of color at the center of the book and
use a human rights analysis to show how the discussion around
reproductive justice differs significantly from the
pro-choice/anti-abortion debates that have long dominated the
headlines and mainstream political conflict. Arguing that
reproductive justice is a political movement of reproductive rights
and social justice, the authors illuminate, for example, the complex
web of structural obstacles a low-income, physically disabled woman
living in West Texas faces as she contemplates her sexual and
reproductive intentions. In a period in which women’s reproductive
lives are imperiled, Reproductive
Justice provides
an essential guide to understanding and mobilizing around women’s
human rights in the twenty-first century.
Reproductive
Justice: A New Vision for the Twenty-First Century
publishes works that explore the contours and content of reproductive
justice. The series will include primers intended for students and
those new to reproductive justice as well as books of original
research that will further knowledge and impact society.