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“The first step in every hierarchy is patriarchy in order to control reproduction.” - Gloria Steinem
Attempting to ban abortion is an age-old construct of consciously subjugating women (specifically Black and Brown women) to limit their upward mobility.
Attempting to ban abortion is an age-old construct of consciously subjugating women (specifically Black and Brown women) to limit their upward mobility.
The @UN defines reproductive rights as “the basic rights of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children- to have the info & means to do so, & the right to attain the highest standard of sexual/reproductive health”
“It also includes the right to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence, as expressed in human rights documents.”
Respect for bodily integrity:
“The human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.”
“The human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.”
Elected officials in the U.S. in 2020 should not have the right to place their own feigned morality onto other people’s bodies whom they’ve never met.
