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Article: A bright yet challenging future.(Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice)(Book review)
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- Conscience
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- June 22, 2006
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Undivided Rights. Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross and Elena Gutierrez (South End Press, 2004, 300pp) 0896087298, $20.00
WHEN MOST AMERICANS of women's reproductive rights, they generally think of the right to choose abortion. Since abortion opponents control both houses of Congress and enjoy the backing of an antichoice White House, they have successfully dictated the terms of the debate. Moreover, mainstream prochoice forces failed early on to link reproductive rights to broader socioeconomic issues most Americans deem critical: basic health care, jobs, education, child care and, in a broader ...