The Tyranny of 'Reproductive Justice'
The Tyranny of 'Reproductive Justice'
By Regis Nicoll
http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/breakpoint-columns/entry/2/20772
November 12, 2012
Ever since Sandra Fluke made a splash at the congressional hearings on the Affordable Care Act, we've been hearing a lot about "reproductive justice." Not so surprising, perhaps, given that Fluke is a past president of the Georgetown chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice.
But what is "reproductive justice"?
It strikes me as a rather strange pairing of words, for what does justice have to do with a basic biological function? And if reproductive justice exists, why not respirative, digestive, or cardio-vascular justice? If you find yourself similarly puzzled, SisterSong, a self-described "women of color" advocacy group, explains, "Reproductive justice [is] the right to have children, not have children, and to parent the children we have in safe and healthy environments . . . based on the human right to make personal decisions about one's life."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Regis Nicoll
http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/breakpoint-columns/entry/2/20772
November 12, 2012
Ever since Sandra Fluke made a splash at the congressional hearings on the Affordable Care Act, we've been hearing a lot about "reproductive justice." Not so surprising, perhaps, given that Fluke is a past president of the Georgetown chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice.But what is "reproductive justice"?
It strikes me as a rather strange pairing of words, for what does justice have to do with a basic biological function? And if reproductive justice exists, why not respirative, digestive, or cardio-vascular justice? If you find yourself similarly puzzled, SisterSong, a self-described "women of color" advocacy group, explains, "Reproductive justice [is] the right to have children, not have children, and to parent the children we have in safe and healthy environments . . . based on the human right to make personal decisions about one's life."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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