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thoughtdaughterr's review
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
5.0
anyone who calls themself a feminist must read this book
itsjunghan's review
4.0
[4.5 stars] Radical Reproductive Justice is packed full of writing on the history, theory, practice, activism, and critique of reproductive justice. It's an essential read for anyone doing social justice work and it delves deep, discovering the reproductive justice lens and intersections with a range of identities, communities, and movements. I'm not sure why "radical" is included in the title and that point isn't clearly shared; reproductive justice is inherently radical, root cause-focused, intersectional, and critical of power and oppression so having to state seems redundant. My favorite essays were Toni Bond Leonard's evolution of the movement's origins, Andrea Smith's challenge to complicate the choice / life binary, and all of the issue-based activist narratives. The Theory section introduces many important concepts for those new to the framework but was also very dense and academic (count the "hegemony"!). It was clear that some pieces were written a while ago (old data, old job titles) while others were written after the 2016 election. In a second edition, I'd love to see more by young people under 25 and trans women of color and more about mental health and rural communities.
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