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Shows matching ‘reproductive justice’


‘Hyde-ing’ the Right to Choose

post thumbnail Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Stupak, the Hyde Amendment, and religion. We take a look at some of the threats to abortion access, more than thirty-five years after Roe V. Wade legalized a woman’s right to have an abortion.


Guard Us All? Immigrant Women and the HPV Vaccine (encore)

post thumbnail Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A controversial vaccine is at the intersection of immigrant rights and reproductive justice organizing. The HPV vaccine is mandatory for permanent resident status, and advocates say it follows a history of controlling the
bodies of women of color.


Guard Us All? Immigrant Women and the HPV Vaccine

post thumbnail Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

A controversial vaccine is at the intersection of immigrant rights and reproductive justice organizing. The HPV vaccine is mandatory for permanent resident status, and advocates say it follows a history of controlling the bodies of women of color.


Year in Review 2008

post thumbnail Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

3 stories from 2008: Iraq war veterans speaking out; a crackdown on immigrants in Arizona; and the creation of a reproductive health care program for low-income women of color in post-Katrina New Orleans.


Parental Notification: Protecting Our Youth?

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

We hear from a group in California that says a proposition requiring parental notification before abortion threatens the health, safety and rights of young women, especially communities of color and immigrant communities. We also visit Texas where both parental notification and consent laws have transformed the ways young women handle unexpected pregnancies.


For Us, By Us. Health Care after Katrina

post thumbnail Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive disasters in U.S. history for human lives and destroyed property. And while a full three years have passed since the storm, New Orleans and the surrounding region are still in a state of “rebuilding”. How does this ongoing state of recovery translate into the daily lives of the city’s marginalized populations? We talk to activists and visionaries from the New Orleans Women’s Health Clinic who are reinventing their community’s health and wellness landscape.


When Your Back’s Against the Wall, You Gotta Dance: On the Frontlines of Reproductive Justice

post thumbnail Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Women, particularly poor and homeless women, young women and women of color, across the nation are struggling with access to quality comprehensive reproductive health services.


Still Talking About Sex

post thumbnail Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

On this edition, we’ll hear from the former attorney general, Joycelyn Elders, who to this day remains a fierce advocate for health related policies.


Reproductive Justice: Voices from SisterSong (encore edition)

post thumbnail Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

On this edition from our Women’s Desk, we hear from three women advocating for comprehensive reproductive health, that include the issues of sex education, HIV and AIDS prevention, housing, educational opportunities, queer-conscious-healthcare, the economic resources to support a child, the right to live free of violence, as well as an analysis of reproductive technologies.


Reproductive Justice: Voices from SisterSong

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Women in the reproductive justice movement seek the basic human right to control their bodies. This includes a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy, and the rights to have a child, and to parent that child. On this edition from our Women’s Desk, we hear from three women advocating for comprehensive reproductive health.



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