NYCHealth, Nov 2017, Updated Feb 2017
Sexual and reproductive justice (SRJ) exists when all people have the power and resources to make healthy decisions about their bodies, sexuality and reproduction.
SRJ means that every person has the human right to:
- Choose to have or not have children
- Choose the conditions under which to give birth or create a family
- Care for their children with the necessary social support in a safe and healthy environment
- Control their own body and self-expression, free from any form of sexual or reproductive oppression
The term “reproductive justice” was coined by a group of black women in 1994. From this group, a framework and Sister Song, a collective led by indigenous women and women of colour, emerged.
NYCHealth has made a video explaining this.
- Read more here
- Read Reproductive Health… Rights… Justice… How Do They Compare? (PDF)
- Watch video explaining at the embedded link below