VivirLatino

Today is the 37th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade being decided in the US. In recognizing this day, many organizations have events and special features, one such space is RH Reality Check, “an online community and publication serving individuals and organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights.” RH Reality Check has a series of writing by various people in the reproductive and sexual health field writing under the feature: What does choice mean to you.

You’ll find writing by several Latinas including:
*Aimée Thorne-Thomsen Executive Director of The Pro-Choice Public Education Project writes about growing up with Roe and how that has impacted her life to do the work she does today in Growing Up With Roe.

*Silvia Henriquez the Executive Director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health shares her desire to see an expansion of seeing a “holistic vision for reproductive freedom” in her piece Securing Real Choices Means Going Beyond “Choice”.

*Bianca M. Velez, Program Assistant for The Pro-Choice Public Education Project writes about being a young woman of Color in NYC and her examination into the terminology of choice and reproductive justice in Will I Ever Have A Choice?

*And yours truly reflects on the sacrifices of Rosie Jimenez, the first victim of the Hyde Amendment and how I see choice as survival and self-determination. Read my contribution The Hyde Amendment Killed Rosie Jimenez…Because of Roe and Rosie, I Exist.

Additional articles I’d like to highlight (there are 17 in total) focus on international work around reproductive justice and access to care, how “choice” also means choices in birth options, a 37-year retrospect on Roe v. Wade, and one man shares why choice is important to him.

What does choice mean to you?