Episode 19: History of the Reproductive Justice Struggle

Victor's Children

History of the Reproductive Justice Struggle The overturning of Roe v Wade in the US puts the spotlight back on the politics of abortion. David speaks with Jocelyn Piercy about the movement organizing that eventually led to the decriminalization of abortion in so-called Canada and defeated the Mulroney Tory government's attempt to recriminalize it, and in particular the work of the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics. This experience is relevant today as we face emboldened right-wing forces intent on replacing liberal sexual and gender rights with its reactionary sexual hegemony. Recommended reading: Jocelyn Piercy, Canada: History and strategies in the fight for reproductive justice http://links.org.au/canada-history-abortion-rights-campaign Misha Falk, "Neither Liberalism Nor Fascism But Trans Liberation and Socialism" https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/neither-liberalism-nor-fascism-but-trans-liberation-and-socialism/ Rebel Girls' Rag, the publication of Toronto Socialist Feminist Action (1987-1992) https://riseupfeministarchive.ca/publications/rebel-girls-rag-a-forum-of-womens-resistance/