ive ▁lives . ▁It ▁cent ers ▁the ▁needs ▁and ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁marg inal ized ▁people ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁majority , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁re product ive ▁opp ression ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁er adic ated ▁until ▁" even ▁the ▁most ▁vulner able ▁people ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁resources ▁and ▁full ▁human ▁rights ▁to ▁live ▁self - det erm ined ▁lives ▁without ▁fear , ▁disc rim ination , ▁or ▁ret ali ation ." ▁ ▁Re product ive ▁justice ▁framework ▁ ▁Origin ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁re product ive ▁justice ▁comb ines ▁re product ive ▁rights ▁and ▁social ▁justice . ▁It ▁was ▁co ined ▁and ▁form ulated ▁as ▁an ▁organ izing ▁framework ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Black ▁women ▁who ▁came ▁together ▁for ▁that ▁purpose ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁called ▁themselves ▁Women ▁of ▁African ▁Des cent ▁for ▁Re product ive ▁Justice . ▁They ▁gathered ▁in ▁Chicago ▁for ▁a ▁conference ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Pro - Choice ▁Alliance ▁and ▁the ▁M s . ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Women ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁statement ▁in ▁response ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁administration ' s ▁proposed ▁plan ▁for ▁universal ▁health care . ▁The ▁conference ▁was ▁intention ally ▁planned ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁at ten de es ▁would ▁be ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Conference ▁on ▁Population ▁and ▁Development ▁in ▁C airo , ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁decision ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁right ▁to ▁plan ▁one ' s ▁own ▁family ▁must ▁be ▁central ▁to ▁global ▁development . ▁The ▁women ▁developed ▁the ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁re product ive ▁rights