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A review by tophat8855
Reproductive Justice: An Introduction by Loretta Ross, Rickie Solinger
5.0
It is exactly what it says it is: an introduction to reproductive justice. And in that vein, it's like any intro book: tries to cover as much as possible, but it doesn't give a ton of depth. It's very dense: because they have to cover as much as possible, each page is packed. But you could get many many dissertations out of expounding on the stories and issues in this book.
As a couple sentence intro: Reproductive justice is the larger umbrella over reproductive rights. It entails 1) the right to have a child, 2) the right not to have a child, 3) the right to parent children in healthy, safe, thriving environments. As you can imagine, that means a lot: abortion, adoption, access to quality prenatal care, postnatal care, clean water, the school-to-prison pipeline, fertility treatments, sterilization, the drug war, etc.
This is a very good introduction to reproductive justice, very recommended for anyone interested. Would also make a great book for use in college courses. You have to be ok with density- it is not a breezy read.
As a couple sentence intro: Reproductive justice is the larger umbrella over reproductive rights. It entails 1) the right to have a child, 2) the right not to have a child, 3) the right to parent children in healthy, safe, thriving environments. As you can imagine, that means a lot: abortion, adoption, access to quality prenatal care, postnatal care, clean water, the school-to-prison pipeline, fertility treatments, sterilization, the drug war, etc.
This is a very good introduction to reproductive justice, very recommended for anyone interested. Would also make a great book for use in college courses. You have to be ok with density- it is not a breezy read.