On Reproductive Justice and Women of Color

But what we know is that reproductive justice isn’t just about freedom from coercive sterilization. It’s also about access to a full range of reproductive technologies, whether that’s birth control, sterilization, abortion or even childbirth.

From Worried About Women of Color? Thanks, But No Thanks, Anti-Choicers. We’ve Got It Covered. by the kick-ass Miriam Pérez on Racialicious.com.

The voices of women of color have been silent and/or silenced on the issues of abortion, birth control, and access. Pérez discusses reproductive justice in Latina-specific context in her essay. Similar struggles and policies have targeted Black American women. Now, however, this history of forced sterilizations and eugenics is being used by anti-abortion groups to undermine access to abortion for all women.