Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger define “reproductive justice” as containing “three principles: 1) the right not to have a child; 2) the right to have a child; and 3) the right to parent children in safe and healthy environments” (9). 

They continue, “Achieving this goal depends on access to specific, community-based resources including high-quality healthcare, housing, and education, a living wage, a healthy environment, and a safety net for times when these resources fail. Safe and dignified fertility management, childbirth, and parenting are impossible without these resources.”