Pro-Choice Public Education Project – She Speaks
“Different life experiences driven by the dynamics of race and class have created a historic juxtaposition between the meaning of reproductive freedom for white women and women of color. While white women have had to demand freedom from compulsory motherhood, women of color have had to fight for the right to bear children and raise them out of poverty. Thus, there has been an inherent opposition by women of color to the views held by many middle and upper class white women that the campaign for legal abortion is the most important goal in the struggle for women’s reproductive autonomy. While women of color have historically challenged this narrow position, it remains today as the cornerstone of the modern reproductive rights movement, overshadowing equally important broader reproductive health and justice issues, thereby crippling efforts to reach communities of color and attract and sustain women of color advocates and activists.” Review the Pro-Choice Public Education Project’s study She Speaks: African American and Latino Young Women on Reproductive Health and Rights by clicking on the following link: http://www.protectchoice.org/She%20Speaks%20Intro.pdf
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