January 22, 2015

On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Roe versus Wade decision, legalizing a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion.

Reproductive justice.

Reproductive justice impacts the health and well being of women and families. Reproductive justice supports the economic sustainability of women and families. Reproductive justice helps women acquire an education – and then jobs.

Reproductive rights are human rights. Reproductive rights are part of justice.

Filed under: Social Commentary

About Simone Joyaux

A consultant specializing in fund development, strategic planning, and board development, Simone P. Joyaux works with all types and sizes of nonprofits, speaks at conferences worldwide, and teaches in the graduate program for philanthropy at Saint Mary’s University, MN. Her books, Keep Your Donors and Strategic Fund Development, are standards in the field.

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