Wednesday, October 16, 2024

To better health!

"Strikingly little attention has been paid to the impact of toxins on women and girls’ reproductive rights, despite the clear harms. Women are often exposed to harmful chemicals because of the feminization of low-income work, such as house cleaning (many cleaning products contain toxic chemicals) or because expectations around beauty lead women – especially women of color – to use personal care products with chemical ingredients.

But feminist movements are increasingly centering the right to a healthy environment within the work of protecting reproductive rights, as the need to do so becomes increasingly evident."

~ Skye Wheeler

"Toxic Chemicals Factor in Women’s Reproductive Health, Rights Crisis"

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/15/toxic-chemicals-factor-womens-reproductive-health-rights-crisis

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