Reproductive justice,a term coined by Loretta Ross,is defined as the fight for women to have the right not to have children,and for women to have the right to have children.Inspired by this theory,I examined factors that may interfere with women’s right to have children.In this study,I center black women experiencing infertility in the United States and compare black women’s rate of infertility to the rate of infertility among white women.While there are many causes for infertility,health disparities in the United States are contributing to large groups of black women experiencing infertility at a significantly higher rate than white women.Women of color have higher rates of infertility and this is not simply a biological cause;various factors are reinforcing to this disparity.The factors I focus on are:social and cultural aspects,socioeconomic status,and the medical reasons why more black women have greater occurrences of infertility than white women do.I analyze this a combination of factors and observe how they work together to create this disparity.My research findings concluded that women’s race and cultural influences,class,and prior health had significant impacts on causes of infertility,diagnosis of infertility,those who sought treatment for infertility,and women who had successful births after treatment.
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