Reproductive Justice was the first women and gender studies course I ever took.  It shed light on many of the injustices that women faced regarding reproductive rights, especially among women of color.  I enjoyed this discussion-based class because it gave the opportunity for many different perspectives.  Although, the class was all women, we had all different experiences and grew up being taught different parts of social, racial, and reproductive systemic issues. 

                By taking this course I learned about why certain reproductive justice issues still exist, and the different economic and political barriers to ensuring women’s health across the United States.  For example, my artifact for this class is a podcast from our final project.  My partner and I did research on parenting barriers that women face while incarcerated.  Pillar three of reproductive justice is the right to parent a child in a healthy, safe environment.  This project was very interesting because both the rights of the parent and child have to be taken into consideration.  In addition, laws and policies are often black and white, but all cases are different and usually need more attention than they will ever have.  In our podcast, we argued for reform to the current system and the policies that cause parents to jump through hoops that are already working against them.