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From choice to capabilities: abortion and reproductive justice

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Choice has been foundational to movements supporting abortion rights. However, the focus on choice has been criticized by reproductive justice (RJ) movements, who advocate for a broader perspective encompassing the diversity and complexity of reproductive trajectories. The RJ framework contends that reproductive freedom requires addressing intersecting social, and economic factors that impact individuals' ability and resources to make choices. This article relocates the RJ framework in the field of economics, and argues for leveraging insights from feminist economics, empirical research, and the capabilities approach (CA). Demonstrating how neoclassical economics fall short in analyzing reproductive choices and policies, we advance that feminist economics and empirical research can expand our understanding of abortion beyond an individual act and the moment of choice. Building on these insights, we propose that feminist economics can draw on the CA to deepen our understanding of the abortion choice in conjunction with different choice sets available (or not available) to individuals in their contexts, thereby providing a ground to integrate the RJ framework into economics.
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hal-04725763 , version 1 (08-10-2024)

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Atay Hazal, Hélène Perivier. From choice to capabilities: abortion and reproductive justice. 2024. ⟨hal-04725763⟩
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