▁by ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁every ▁woman ' s ▁right ▁to ▁a ▁self - det erm ined ▁re product ive ▁life , ▁including ▁un bi ased ▁information ▁about ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁birth ▁control . ▁ ▁Red ef ining ▁re product ive ▁rights ▁ ▁Women ▁of ▁color ▁ ▁Even ▁when ▁topics ▁of ▁ra cial ▁gen o cide ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁control ▁conversation , ▁re product ive ▁freedom ▁for ▁Black ▁women ▁was ▁still ▁not ▁a ▁priority ▁of ▁the ▁main stream ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁in ▁America . ▁While ▁re product ive ▁politics ▁were ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁main stream ▁femin ist ▁movement , ▁they ▁were ▁often ▁not ▁addressed ▁in ▁ways ▁that ▁represented ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁women ▁of ▁color ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁white ▁women . ▁These ▁g aps ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁movement ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁Black ▁women ' s ▁organizations ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁existing ▁movements ▁focused ▁only ▁on ▁ra cial ▁equality ▁without ▁address ing ▁women ' s ▁specific ▁needs ▁or ▁only ▁on ▁gender ▁equality ▁without ▁address ing ▁Black ▁women ' s ▁specific ▁needs . ▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁to ▁End ▁Ster il ization ▁Ab use ▁( CES A ) ▁was ▁an ▁organization ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁that ▁was ▁specifically ▁dedicated ▁to ▁address ing ▁the ▁forced ▁ster il ization ▁of ▁Black ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁C ES A ▁created ▁a ▁“ working ▁paper ” ▁that ▁essentially ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁open