Full-Spectrum Reproductive Justice: The Affinity of Abortion Rights and Birth Activism

Authors

  • Jessica Shaw University of Calgary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26522/ssj.v7i1.1059

Keywords:

reproductive justice, pro-choice, abortion, birth, activism

Abstract

This paper argues that not only is there a relationship between birth activism and abortion activism, but that if empowering women is the goal, the two cannot be separated. By understanding how women's bodies have been controlled and their reproductive lives appropriated, the current pro-choice and birth activist frameworks that are used to advocate for women can no longer be understood to address women’s needs. It is by working through the framework of full-spectrum reproductive justice that women may become truly empowered to regain control over their reproductive lives.

Author Biography

Jessica Shaw, University of Calgary

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Published

2012-12-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2013): Networks of Social Justice: Transnational Activism and Social Change

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