Redefining Reproductive Rights and Justice

Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice? Lessons from Argentina.

Argentine sexual and reproductive rights activists insist on using the language and framework of "human rights," even when many reproductive rights activists in the US and elsewhere now prefer the framework of "reproductive justice." Reflecting on conversations with Argentine feminist anthropologists, social scientists, and reproductive rights activists, this paper analyzes why the Argentine mo...

Individual rights and social justice.

Breastfeeding and feminism: A focus on reproductive health, rights and justice

The annual Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposia aim to reposition breastfeeding as a valued part of women's (re)productive lives and rights. The symposia are designed to raise the profile of breastfeeding within the women's advocacy and feminist studies' communities, and to increase recognition among breastfeeding supporters that breastfeeding promotion could receive more socio-political support...

Human rights, reproductive health and economic justice: why they are indivisible.

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Gender, Reproductive Health, and Reproductive Rights

Introduction A gender perspective is an integral part of the reproductive health approach to population activities. Fundamental to the Cairo Programme of Action (POA) is the underlying principle which places women’s needs at the centre of population and development concerns. This includes the right of women to make autonomous reproductive choices and the right to high quality services which are...