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This report outlines an inquiry that studied programs that use comprehensive approaches to sexual and reproductive health and noted issues that arise when programs are not rooted in human rights; expressing benefits and challenges to comprehensive, rights-based sexual and reproductive health care.
This article discusses the Reproductive Justice Movement and personal journey or spiritual transformation. It outlines the spiritual practice of the circle ritual and consciousness building.
This article discusses spirituality and health, specifically noting that that reproductive justice affirms feminist and natural practices and methods with regards to our bodies and health.
This journal article articulates the relationship between reproductive justice and clinical care. It outlines the ways that a reproductive justice framework is useful for clinical practice and policy to ensure the well-being of women and girls.
This article outlines linkages between reproductive oppression, women of color, and communities of color. Statistics are included.
This Reproductive Justice 101 interactive timeline - from 1654 onward - is a great tool for starting dialogues within organizations about the issue.
It includes excerpts from 'Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice' and examines how, starting within their communities, these womenÑLatina, African American, Native American, and Asian AmericanÑhave spearheaded the fight for jurisdiction over their own bodies and reproductive destinies. The authors address the wider needs of their communities, stressing the urgent need for innovative strategies that push beyond the traditional base and goals of the mainstream pro-choice movementÑstrategies that are broadly inclusive while being specifically effective.
Abstract: "An internationally agreed conceptual definition of reproductive health is applied to the development and testing of practical indicators for use in the community. Basic criteria are proposed for an interview-based tool to measure reproductive health Ñ as opposed to morbidity or mortality Ñ adapting methods from the health status measurement field. Proposed domains and indicators linked to the definition of reproductive health adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) should be comparable across and within diverse populations.
This web page provides justification for the human right to reproductive health based on international agreements and treaties. It outlines excerpts from these treaties that are relevant to ensure reproductive rights.
"Reproductive rights activists in the United States underutilize the global human rights framework. This is largely because many are unfamiliar with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and international treaties that protect women's reproductive rights. Reproductive justice advocates should become familiar with the human rights obligations of the U.S. government... Eight Categories of Human Rights: Civil, Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, Environmental, Developmental and Sexual."
This article defines reproductive oppression; outlining and providing the three main frameworks to achieve reproductive justice. It describes the problem, the strengths and weaknesses of the struggle, and gives direction and vision for the movement.
This is the expanded and updated version of the book. The idea and original edition was developed in collaboration with many people in preparation and for distribution at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta.
"Reproductive Justice posits that the ability of any woman to determine her own reproductive destiny is directly linked to the conditions in her community and these conditions are not just a matter of individual choice and access. Reproductive justice is an intentional impulse to shape the competing ideals of equality and the social reality of inequality. Reproductive justice points out the inequality of opportunity in controlling our reproductive destiny."
This document explains the provisions in the federal stimulus legislation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), that provide monetary incentives for states to allow access to unemployment insurance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault who leave jobs due to the violence or are fired because of the violence.
These guidelines focus on court interpretation for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or trafficking with limited English proficiency. It is intended to inform how advocacy, interpretation, and language access can be integrated.
Violence limits young women's ability to manage their reproductive health and exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases. This fact sheet outlines ways that violence affects reproductive health and impacts risky sexual behaviors.
"An estimated 10% of the world's population live with a disability. Persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as other people. Yet they often face barriers to information and services. This guidance note addresses issues of SRH programming for persons with disabilities. It is intended for SRH experts and advocates within UNFPA and WHO as well as those in other development organizations and partners.
This clear, newly expanded primer on child sexual abuse offers practical steps adults can take to prevent it -- before it starts.
How does one begin doing prevention amongst migrant workers? What issues have to be considered? With the inherent mobility amongst migrant workers, how can prevention be consistent and effective?
Articles include:
"This research was carried out between August 2009 and March 2010. During this time we conducted a literature review and an online survey of 2058 women students' experiences of harassment, financial control, control over their course and institution choices, stalking, violence, and sexual assault. Only current students were asked to fill in the survey, and questions were only asked about students' experiences at their current institution. This report summarises the headline findings from this research."
This report, the product of a 2009 survey of victim assistance providers and LGBTQ anti-violence programs throughout the United States, describes widespread gaps in victim services for LGBTQ victims of crime and recommends steps to improve both the services and their accessibility.
This manual is designed to help violence prevention organizations hire an empowerment evaluator who will assist them in building their evaluation capacity through a learn-by-doing process of evaluating their own strategies.
