5.6 Reproductive Rights - ReadySetGooo/Sustainable-Development-Goals GitHub Wiki
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
For reproductive healthcare, see Good Health and Wellbeing, Goal 3
United States
Informational Resources
- Information on Reproductive Rights, from the Better Future Liberation Library https://bfpnola.notion.site/bfpnola/Reproductive-Rights-Study-Guide-for-Beginners-25be8b73950d461084e6a59499d8cc0c
- Articles on reproductive justice, from a racial equity perspective https://www.racialequitytools.org/resources/plan/issues/reproductive-justice
- Article on the tampon tax: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/tampon-tax-explained-definition-facts-statistics/
- Documentary on the Anti-Abortion Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDafHP4pjD0
- Erin Morrow Hawley, Alliance Defending Freedom, contributed to Reproductive Rights Violations https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dbQyTA/
Rules
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In 2009, Colorado allowed teens to get IUD’s without parent consent. In 8 years, teen pregnancy dropped 54% and abortion dropped 64%. For every spent on the program, the state save .85 in labor and delivery and childcare services & meals.
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Abortions could hypothetically be legal on federal land if the president approved it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggpFARWaGlA
Potential Organizations
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Surge Reproductive Justice - advocacy organization - focuses on bodily autonomy and reproductive justice issues, centering Black women, women of color, and queer and trans people of color. https://www.surgereprojustice.org/
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Join the Center for Reproductive Rights https://www.reproductiverights.org/take-action to use the law to fight for reproductive rights as human rights.
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Emily’s List https://www.emilyslist.org/ helps elect pro-choice Democratic women to office.
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Volunteer with NARAL Pro-choice America. http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/signup/volunteer/?source=webnav#.WI1XMIgrLnA
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Volunteer with Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/local/get-involved-locally
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Vote Pro Choice https://voteprochoice.us/ provides voters with information to inform their election choices.