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Reproductive Justice — The Ultimate “Other”
Reproductive Justice — The Ultimate Other
Reproductive Justice — is the ultimate “other” — for: white, cis, hettish or het, upper-middle class men.
It is easier for me, because I am Jewish. It is easier for me because I am Autistic. Being “different” — can lead to greatly divergent paths. It can lead to Severe Trauma(s) that can isolate oneself. It can lead to extreme — superiority and/or inferiority complexes which can further isolate oneself.
Being different can also help one think “outside the box”. I saw a 35–40ish year old, nicely dressed, white woman sitting crying on the sidewalk at 7:45 a.m., near our condo in Chicago. I had an important meeting on zoom at 8:30 a.m.
I knew what was right for me.
I asked her if she was: “okay”. She said: “no”. I asked her how I could help her. We walked together to our parking space and got in our car.
I helped her try to find her car until I ran out of time. She told me that she had been out all night. I tried to support her. I never asked her name. I felt sad when she told me that she had asked others to help her, and none had offered her any assistance.
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We — aren’t bad people!
We care about our children, partners, parents, siblings, and friends. Many of us care about racism, sexism, classism, homo/lesbian/trans phobias and…
