Reflective Essay On Reproductive Justice

As you may well know, reproductive justice is my passion. Upon taking a variety of GWS course at UIC, I came across a GWS class during my sophomore year that specifically focused on women and health in the US. Not having taking such a class before, I had no idea what to expect. However, once I started to learn about the role that the science and medical industry played in not only limiting women of color’s access to birth control and abortion, but also in literally stripping away the reproductive rights and agency of these women when it came to being forcibly sterilized, that’s when I realized that I found my calling. I began to make connections with my own life and realized that I, too, have fallen victim of the state’s control and regulation …show more content…
Thankfully, however, I was aware of my rights and resources and was able to get an abortion immediately, without it having a permanent emotional affect on me. Unfortunately, however, this also hauntingly reminds me of the hundred of other women of color that aren’t as lucky as I am to be living in a state where abortions are accessible. Therefore, because of that disparity, I would like to further research abortion accessibility within the US, while primarily focusing on Latinas. Moreover, because recent 2014 statistics show that the overall abortion use has gone down drastically since Roe v. Wade, I think it is a crucial time to investigate why that that is, as I am certain that sudden decrease didn’t happen on accident. While it may suggest that women in general are having more access to birth control, it could also suggest that the rise of strict abortion regulations and the decrease in abortion clinics around the US, primarily the southern belt, are unfortunately having a negative impact on women’s access to safe and legal