Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice? Lessons from Argentina

Abstract

Argentine sexual and reproductive rights activists insist on using the language and framework of "human rights, " even when many reproductive rights activists in the US and elsewhere now prefer the framework of "reproductive justice. " Reflecting on conversations with Argentine feminist anthropologists, social scientists, and reproductive rights activists, this paper analyzes why the Argentine movement to legalize abortion relies on the contested concept of human rights. Its conclusion that "women's rights are human rights" is a powerful claim in post-dictatorship politics where abortion is not yet legal and the full scope of women's rights has yet to be included in the government's human rights agenda. Argentine feminist human rights activists have long been attentive to the ways that social class, gender, migration, and racism intersect with reproduction. Because their government respects and responds to a human rights framework, however, they have not felt it necessary-as US feminists have-to invent a new notion of reproductive justice in order to be heard. Given the increasing popularity of reproductive justice in health and human rights, the Argentine case shows that rights-based claims can still be politically useful when a State values the concept of human rights.

Sustainable development goals and reproductive healthcare rights of internally displaced persons in India

“…They should acknowledge themselves as valued and respected citizens of the country. This is possible through adopting a reproductive justice framework (Morgan, 2017) and demands an inclusive social movement for securing reproductive rights for displaced women:…”

“…Lack of coping mechanism exacerbated to long-term stress mental health problems, depression and anxiety disorders Identifying the disorders and seeking treatment becomes individual-level barriers including limited local language proficiency 3.7 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes Lack of SRH and family planning information and services in the camps and rehabilitation villages Healthcare workers lacking understanding of the integration of the reproductive health programs 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all Attaining the SDG targets the IDPs are often neglected and excluded. Where UHC policies favor service provision free of charge in public health facilities, undocumented IDPs mostly failed to get access to these free services because of the access barriers Countries, such as Argentina and Colombia, have successfully adopted reproductive justice framework to protect the reproductive rights of displaced women (Alzate, 2007;Morgan, 2017). The SDG targets 16.1 and 16.2 aim to reduce all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation, trafficking and torture against women and children, including IDPs.…”

Gender and Sexuality in Latin American Horror Cinema

“…The director's use of black and white throughout the fi lm, the preponderance of chiaroscuro that makes some images quite hard aborto, así como otras formas de ejercicio de la sexualidad que exceden la heterosexualidad, poniendo en tela de juicio los roles de género estereotipados y largamente naturalizados' [Talking about (non)reproductive rights supposes to place centre stage issues that have been largely silenced such as contraception and abortion, as well as other ways to exercise one's sexuality that question stereotypical gender roles that are largely naturalised]. These ideas chime with those expressed by Lynn M. Morgan ( 2015 ), who declares that 'conservative religious activists increasingly adopt the secular language of "rights" to advance their "prolife" and "pro-family" policies. Rather than arguing for womens rights, abortion rights, and the right to choose, the conservatives argue for natural rights, parental rights, and fetal rights.'…”

Empowerment, destigmatization and sustainability: the co-construction of reusable menstrual technologies in the context of menstrual activism in Argentina

“…Since the beginning of the 21st century, movements organizing around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Argentina have accomplished a notable list of achievements, including the approval of a number of laws and policies. For example, the National Program for Sexual Health and Responsible Procreation (NPSHRP) was implemented in 2003, demanding public health agencies to provide free information related to sexually transmitted infections and free contraceptive methods (Rawson, 2012) and in 2007, emergency contraception was accepted into the NPSHRP (Morgan, 2015). The struggle continues for the right to legal, safe, and free abortion (Abortolegal, n.d.).…”