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Reproductive justice in patient care: tackling systemic racism and health inequities in sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada

Authors
Karine Coen-Sanchez · Dina Idriss-Wheeler · Xaand Bancroft · Ieman M. El-Mowafi · Abdiasis Yalahow · Josephine Etowa · Sanni Yaya
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022-02-16
Source
Reproductive Health, 19, article 44 (2022).
Type
Journal Article
Region
Canada
Topics
Black Health
Keywords
Health equity, Reproductive Justice, Systemic Racism

Key findings

This editorial considers how systemic racism in Canadian policy and healthcare institutions contributes to inequities in sexual and reproductive health and rights. It calls for patient care and policy informed by a reproductive-justice framework.

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Abstract or summary

This editorial considers how systemic racism in Canadian policy and healthcare institutions contributes to inequities in sexual and reproductive health and rights. It calls for patient care and policy informed by a reproductive-justice framework.

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