Sexual and Reproductive Justice

doi:10.5771/9781793644213

Sexual and Reproductive Justice

From the Margins to the Centre

1. Edition 2022

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Abstract

Sexual and Reproductive Justice: From the Margins to the Centre offers new insights and perspectives on sexual and reproductive justice. The thought-provoking and diverse contributions in this volume — which range from indigenous approaches to sexual violence to gender-affirming primary and mental healthcare — extend sexual and reproductive justice scholarship, and spark critical questions, novel thinking, and ongoing dialogue in this field.

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intersectionality feminist theory reproductive rights

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Preface
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
  - Figures
  - Tables
1–20 Introduction 1–20
- The History and Foundations of (Sexual and) Reproductive Justice
- The Core Tenets of Sexual and Reproductive Justice
- (Sexual and) Reproductive Justice Scholarship
- Gaps and New Directions in Knowledge Production
- Conclusion
- Note
- References
21–40 Chapter 1: Sex Worker Narratives in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Justice in South Africa 21–40
- Our Study
- Findings
- Concluding Discussion
- Acknowledgement
- Notes
- References
41–60 Chapter 2: Indigenous Sexual and Reproductive Justice in Aotearoa (New Zealand): Mitigating Ongoing Colonial Harm in the Revitalisation of Māori Sexual Violence Prevention Knowledge, Expertise, and Practice 41–60
- The Impact of Colonialism in Shaping Social Contexts of Sexual Violence
- Māori Specialist Sexual Violence Services and Community Engagement
- Māori Sexual and Reproductive Justice
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Notes
- References
61–78 Chapter 3: Sexual and Reproductive Justice for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Study with Residential Facility Care Workers 61–78
- Sexual and Reproductive Health in South Africa: Adolescents and People with Disabilities
  - Defining Disability
- Our Study
- Findings
- Concluding Discussion
- References
79–94 Chapter 4: Sexual Injustice: (In)access to Gender Affirming Medical Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse South Africans 79–94
- South Africa’s Binary Health System: Transgender and Gender Diverse People’s Access to Healthcare
- Limitations to GAC: the Intersection of Cisnormativity with Race, Class, and Gender Injustice
- Denial of Access to Gender Affirming Care as a Denial of Sexual and Reproductive Justice
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- References
95–108 Chapter 5: Paving the Way to Gender Affirming Mental Health Services Using a Sexual and Reproductive Justice Approach: A South African Case Study 95–108
- Psychology in South Africa: A Legacy of Pathologisation and Erasure
- Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities and Mental Healthcare in South Africa
- Working towards an Affirmative Approach and Sexual Reproductive Justice Framework
- Concluding Discussion
- Note
- References
109–120 Chapter 6: The Quest for a First-Born: Boys’ Reproductive Desires and the Un/intentionality of Teenage Pregnancy 109–120
- The Study
- Findings
  - Theme 1: Provider Masculinity and Acceptable Masculinity
  - Theme 2: Boys’ Quest to Father a First-born Child
- Discussion
- Note
- References
121–138 Chapter 7: Weighing In: Reimagining Fat Reproductive Embodiment through the Lens of Sexual and Reproductive Justice 121–138
- Waging War on “Maternal Obesity”
- The Study
- Naming and Addressing Fat Reproductive Injustice
  - A Discursive Context of Intensified Fat Phobia
- “I Was Trying to be Really Healthy”: The Work of Pre-emptive Biopolitics
- “I’d Just Given Up”: Constrained Agency
- Talking Back: In Search of Fat Reproductive Justice
- Note
- References
139–156 Chapter 8: The Possibilities and Limitations of Midwives Practicing Compassionate Care in Maternity Care 139–156
- Obstetric Violence in South Africa
- Materiality of Care
- Our Study
- Concluding Comments
- Notes
- References
157–174 Chapter 9: Doing the Work of the State?: Class Inequalities and Motherhood in Neoliberal Times 157–174
- Neoliberal Motherhood
- Reproductive Justice and Parenting
- The Problematising of Poor Parents in British Social Policy
- The Present Study
- Findings and Discussion
  - Middle-Class Women’s Perspectives on Raising Children
  - Working-Class Women’s Perspectives on Raising Children
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
175–190 Chapter 10: Vroeg Ryp, Vroeg Vrot (Early to Ripen, Early to Rot): Stigma and Young Coloured Women’s Negotiation of Heterosex and Motherhood 175–190
- Dominant Discourses of Teen Sex and Parenthood in South Africa
- Coloured Identities and Respectable Womanhood
- Methodology
- Findings
- Concluding Discussion
- Notes
- References
191–208 Chapter 11: Sexuality Education for Sexual and Reproductive Justice?: Deconstructing the Dominant Response to Young People’s Sexualities in Contemporary Schooling Contexts in South Africa 191–208
- Disciplining Young People’s Sexuality
- Policing of Gender Norms, Heteronormativity, and Pro-Family Discourse
- Adult Regulation of Young Sexualities
- Concluding Thoughts
- Note
- References
209–226 Chapter 12: Infanticide and Reproductive (In)Justice in the South Pacific: The Construction of Pacific Women in Criminal Trials 209–226
- A Brief History of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender in the Pacific
- Legal Terminology and Relevant Statutes
- Our Study
- Evil Women, Disturbed Women, and Objects of Pity: The Construction of Pacific Women in Criminal Trials
  - Secret Pregnancies, Unattended Births, and Ambiguous Deaths: Failure to Conform to Medical Standards
  - Corruption of the Maternal Ideal
- A “Good Mother” Who Acted “Out of Character”: Attempts to Reconcile Feminine Identity
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
227–246 Chapter 13: The Contraceptive Paradox, Contraceptive Agency, and Reproductive Justice: Women’s Decision-Making about Long-Acting Reversible Contraception 227–246
- Conceptualising Contraceptive Agency
  - Background of Contraceptive Care in the Two Countries
- Our Study
- Decision-Making Scripts and Contraceptive Agency
- Expert-Directed Decision-Making Script
- Concluding Discussion
- Notes
- References
247–266 Chapter 14: Directive Counselling Undermines “Safe” Abortion: A Critical Discursive Psychology Approach to Reproductive Justice 247–266
- Abortion in South Africa
- Our Study
- Findings
  - Recordings: Discourses Deployed in Directive Counselling
  - Micro-Narratives
- Concluding Discussion
- Notes
- References
267–280 Conclusion 267–280
- In/Exclusions in Sexual and Reproductive Justice Scholarship and Movements
- Expanding the Lens: Sexual and Reproductive Justice
  - Sexual Justice
  - Connections between Sexual and Reproductive In/Justice
- Sexual and Reproductive Justice for Young People
- The Right to Supportive Conditions for Birthing and Parenting
- Reproductive Decision-Making and the Right Not to Have a Child
- Conclusion
- References
281–288 Index 281–288
289–296 About the Editors and Contributors 289–296
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors

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