of - color - led ▁organizations ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁" choice " ▁ex cluded ▁minor ity ▁women ▁and ▁" mask ed ▁the ▁ways ▁that ▁laws , ▁policies ▁and ▁public ▁officials ▁pun ish ▁or ▁reward ▁the ▁re product ive ▁activity ▁of ▁different ▁groups ▁of ▁women ▁differently ." ▁Activ ists ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁of ▁color ▁subsequently ▁expanded ▁their ▁att ent ions ▁from ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁unf air ▁ster il ization ▁practices ▁and ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁te en ▁pre gn ancy ▁among ▁women ▁of ▁color ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁inclus ive ▁platform ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁choices ▁of ▁all ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁re product ive ▁justice ▁was ▁first ▁art ic ulated ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁a ▁national ▁pro - choice ▁conference ▁by ▁an ▁inform al ▁Black ▁Women ' s ▁C au cus ▁that ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Pro - Choice ▁Alliance ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁This ▁c au cus ▁preced ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁International ▁Conference ▁on ▁Population ▁and ▁Development ▁( IC PD ) ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁and ▁produced ▁the ▁C airo ▁Program me ▁of ▁Action , ▁which ▁identified ▁re product ive ▁health ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁right . ▁After ▁C airo , ▁the ▁Black ▁women ▁prom oting ▁the ▁re product ive ▁justice ▁framework ▁sought ▁to ▁adapt ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁framework ▁out lined ▁by ▁the ▁I CP D ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁re product ive ▁rights ▁movement . ▁They ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁" re product ive