Reproductive Justice Values for Federal Universal Health Care Reform
Issue Brief
On August 16, 1994, Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice published a full-page letter to Congress in the Washington Post and Roll Call titled “Black Women on Health Care Reform.” They demanded universal, comprehensive, and affordable health coverage and access with robust nondiscrimination protections for all. In honor of this call to action and the Reproductive Justice movement’s 30th anniversary, the Medicaid and Reproductive Justice Collaborative has developed a values document for the public that builds on the legacy of the 1994 letter and addresses the persistent reproductive injustices in our health care system today.
Medicaid and Reproductive Justice (RJ) Collaborative members:
- Advocates for Youth
- In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda
- National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
- National Health Law Program
- National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
- URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
