Thread by @MomC98765

For over a quarter of a century, terms such as “#reproductiverights” and “sexual and #reproductivehealth” have appeared in dozens—perhaps hundreds—of UN resolutions, despite remaining controversial due to their inextricable linkage to the issue of abortion.

In recent years, another term, “#reproductivejustice,” has started to appear, not in negotiated resolutions, but in reports generated by UN agencies like the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). c-fam.org/definitions/wh… via @FridayFax

"minority women in the U.S., particularly those who are poor, have historically been targeted by eugenics advocates, through forced sterilizations or... through the aggressive promotion of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods, some with serious health risks."

In 2020, Planned Parenthood removed Margaret Sanger’s name from its Manhattan clinic due to her promotion of eugenics and UK-based Marie Stopes International rebranded itself as MSI Reproductive Choices in order to distance itself from its founder’s ties to the eugenics movement.

"In the United States, the abortion rate for black women is 2-3 times higher than that of white women. Black women are more likely to die of complications of abortion than their white counterparts, as well as having higher maternal mortality rates." c-fam.org/definitions/wh…