Can Medical-Legal Partnerships Do More to Advance Reproductive Justice After Dobbs?

Medha Devanagondi Makhlouf, Natasha Rappazzo

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Abstract

The medical-legal partnership (MLP) and reproductive justice (RJ) movements both seek to solve complex problems, serve diverse populations with intersectional challenges, and resolve community conditions that impact people’s ability to reach their highest health potential. Yet MLPs have been overlooked as a strategy to advance reproductive health and justice. MLP has distinct advantages for advancing RJ, and many MLPs might already be doing RJ work without referring to it by name. By intentionally adopting an RJ strategy and explicitly addressing the unmet social and legal needs that limit people’s ability to plan their reproductive futures, MLPs can better serve their clients and contribute to the movement to combat reproductive oppression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)655-664
Number of pages10
JournalAMA Journal of Ethics
Volume26
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Issues, ethics and legal aspects
  • Health(social science)
  • Health Policy

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