Hillary Clinton Spoke About Reproductive Justice In A Genuinely Intersectional Way

Hillary Clinton’s first speech since she won a majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic presidential race included remarks about how abortion relates to other issues. That’s groundbreaking for a presidential candidate.

The term “reproductive justice” was promoted by the grassroots women of color collective SisterSong in the 1990s to describe “the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, and economic well-being” of a person. This means considering a broad array of factors that affect a person’s ability to have, not have and/or raise children.