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Black women born between 1975 and 1982 represent a special niche in the 18 to 49 coveted age group. They are stuck in between two eras; a time of black power and unity and a time of me, me, me and a feeling of entitlement.
As a black woman on the Generation X-Generation Y Cusp, the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Reproductive Health is Freedom. Freedom to choose. Freedom to abort. Freedom to give birth. Freedom to say yes. Freedom to say no. Freedom to be the master of my own body without a man, white man, or slew of politicians who do not know me or my situation to dictate what I can do with my body.
That Freedom allows me to have children when I am ready. I cringe when I think of the millions of women who came before me and the millions who shall come after me who could not (for whatever reason) control when they had children. In this sexist society a woman is made to sacrifice her dreams and aspirations while the man can skip out and follow his dreams and society doesn’t even bat an eye. When women do the same they are seen as a monster. Women lack the freedom and societal acceptance of their male counterparts.
Freedom, an inalienable right that has been kept from generations of women. A right that is still at risk in the 21stcentury.
If you are a black woman on the Generation X-Generation Y Cusp, what is reproductive freedom to you?
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