ABSTRACT
Understanding various forms of family formation, as well as state-sanctioned disruption of family formations is a foundational question for those working for Reproductive Justice. Reproductive justice is an intersectional, human rights-based framework that “makes the link between the individual and community, addresses government and corporate responsibility, fights all forms of population control (eugenics), commits to individual/community leadership development that results in power shifts, and puts marginalized communities at the center of the analysis”. While the reproductive justice movement is rooted in the work and lived experiences of Black women, it involves theory, strategy, and practice that apply to everyone and have brought American reproductive politics into conversation with work around childbirth and child raising done by feminist groups around the world.
