Women's Movements & the Law

Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world.[1] The World Health Organization defines reproductive rights as follows:[2]

Reproductive justice is a critical feminist framework that was invented as a response to United States reproductive politics. The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent a child or children in safe and healthy environments. The framework moves women's reproductive rights past a legal and political debate to incorporate the economic, social, and health factors that impact women's reproductive choices and decision-making ability.

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a field of research, healthcare, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's reproductive system and sexual wellbeing during all stages of their life.

Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday.

These leaders had to break both gender and racial barriers as they made history.

Legal experts argue that the fertility industry is largely unregulated and poses risks to patients.

Monica Edwards (she/her/hers) works as the federal policy manager at URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity. She is a proud Southerner and queer intersectional Black feminist. My grandmother, Lizzie Mae Kelly, fought for her rights. In 1965,…

The company first launched the benefit, providing $1,000 to cover the cost of doula services, last year in Georgia.

All the latest content about US abortion debate from the BBC.

Equality premised on the power to end life is not true equality at all.

A high school valedictorian exhaled as she pulled a piece of paper from underneath her graduation gown.

Private information collected and retained by companies could be weaponized to prosecute abortion seekers and providers

Restricting abortion access "only makes it more deadly" for people seeking the procedure, a UN secretary-general spokesman said.

Read the latest stories about reproductive rights on Time

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The author of ‘Contraception: A Concise History’ discusses the history and future of contraceptive technology.

The FDA decision to allow patients to receive the pills via telemedicine or through the mail during the pandemic has galvanized both sides of the abortion wars.

The restrictions on abortion have flung me back to a terrifying time in my own life half a century ago, one I never expected women today would have to face.

There’s reason to believe the Justice Department will succeed where abortion providers failed.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade , the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion.

Reproductive justice activists speak on the significance of “We Remember,” a document released 30 years ago advocating for Black women’s right to choose.

California clinics and their allies in the state Legislature on Wednesday revealed a plan to make the state a "sanctuary" for those seeking reproductive care, including possibly paying for travel, lodging and procedures for people from other states.

Grace on the Margins: Twenty-six years ago, a coalition of Black women developed a comprehensive ethic of care that includes the right to abortion. It has some striking overlaps with parts of Catholic social teaching.

The company has placed a limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

We teach young people about their sexual and reproductive health and rights because gender discrimination robs girls of their right to make decisions about their own bodies.

This annotated bibliography seeks to update the knowledge base on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of children, adolescents and young people through exploring recent additions to literature on this important topic.

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide NHRIs [national human rights institutions] with tools and guidance on how to integrate reproductive rights into their work. Each NHRI is as unique as the country in which it has been established but that does not mean that many of the challenges, including within the field of reproductive rights, are not the same or similar for many NHRIs. This Handbook is intended to give an introduction to reproductive rights, both what they mean in practice and their normative background, and how NHRIs can work within this field. Naturally, many NHRIs already work within the reproductive rights field, and a number of experiences from NHRIs have been gathered and are mentioned in the Handbook.