Sistersong book5/18/2023 In her co-authored textbook, Reproductive Justice: An Introduction (2017) Ross outlines the legacies of harmful legal and medical practices that inform the movement’s emphasis on reproductive autonomy. With the reproductive justice framework, Ross and her fellow activists sought to account for human realities and address the systemic barriers childbearing people face across race, class, and other identifiers. This reflected the priorities and priviliges of middle- and upper-class White women, who have economic means for and access to abortions and reliable medical care. At the time, reproductive rights activism was overwhelmingly focused on abortion and the pro-choice/pro-life debate. The framework includes access to clean air and water, affordable housing, food security, education, and maternal and infant healthcare. It has three key tenets: the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent children in a safe and healthy environment. In 1994, Ross and other women of color designed the reproductive justice framework. Ross is a key architect of the reproductive justice movement, which places reproductive decision making within social, economic, and political contexts. Over her decades of grassroots organizing and national strategic leadership, Ross has centered the voices and well-being of women of color. Ross is a reproductive justice and human rights activist reframing reproductive rights within a broader context of human rights.
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