Activism is Crucial for Reproductive Justice

In my last post, I explored some of the reasons why women face oppression with reproductive justice. I found this video on the Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective’s website; it talks about the progress women have made in history but also the work that still needs to be done. It is less than two minutes, take a look:

 

This video made me realize that changes can happen, but these changes will not happen if nobody does anything about it. But what can women do to make the necessary changes to the laws that are preventing them from accessing a lot of their basic health needs? Below is a video from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) National Advocacy Weekend 2013, where shows activists around the country lobbying for at the US House and Senate:

 

There is phrase in the video that is not translated but it says; “I have to decide to either get a pap-smear done or feed my kid.” I know that moms are choosing to feed their children instead, this makes me wonder; how is it possible that basic checkups for these women are not even an option? To me it is unbelievable that women have this struggle in the 21^st century. After watching these two videos, I can see that activism is a key point to reproductive justice. Will reproductive justice be a never ending battle?  If it is, is good to see that women are not giving up!