Abstract:
The medical-legal partnership (MLP) and reproductive justice (RJ) movements both seek to solve complex problems, serve diverse populations with intersectional challenges, and resolve community conditions that impact people\'s ability to reach their highest health potential. Yet MLPs have been overlooked as a strategy to advance reproductive health and justice. MLP has distinct advantages for advancing RJ, and many MLPs might already be doing RJ work without referring to it by name. By intentionally adopting an RJ strategy and explicitly addressing the unmet social and legal needs that limit people\'s ability to plan their reproductive futures, MLPs can better serve their clients and contribute to the movement to combat reproductive oppression.
摘要:
医学-法律伙伴关系(MLP)和生殖正义(RJ)运动都寻求解决复杂的问题,为面临交叉挑战的不同人群提供服务,并解决影响人们达到最高健康潜能能力的社区条件。然而,MLP作为促进生殖健康和正义的战略却被忽视了。MLP在推进RJ方面具有明显的优势,许多MLP可能已经在做RJ工作,而没有引用它的名字。通过有意采用RJ策略,并明确解决未满足的社会和法律需求,这些需求限制了人们计划生殖未来的能力,MLP可以更好地为客户服务,并为打击生殖压迫的运动做出贡献。