As stated in many articles I’ve read, Reproductive Justice is the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities. Throughout many years and decades, Indigenous women, women of color, and transgender people have always fought for Reproductive Justice in our unfair system and world. It is very important for all women to be able to freely control and make their own choices about their body, sexuality, work, gender, reproduction, etc. 

Throughout this heart-wrenching documentary titled “The Abortion Divide” it showcases the true raw emotions surrounding the topic and experience of abortion. It is a very honest, unfiltered film of what truly goes on as society has broken down and criminalized women getting abortions. This offers an experience at how women overcome and ultimately face the difficulty in decision making with unplanned pregnancies and discusses the group of people are happen to be against abortion as well. It is very important to acknowledge that making abortion illegal would not make it happen any less and instead there are better ways to avoid unplanned pregnancies in the future such as better birth control, allowing women to keep their jobs if they get pregnant and so many other options. So many people across the world always have mixed reactions and feelings when it comes to abortion and as women visit the abortion clinic in this documentary, it really supports the fact that it is their decision to fully make and they can enter a room that offers respect and dignity. Some may get an abortion due to not being financially stable enough to support themselves and a newborn of their own, others do not feel content being a single parent and others simply did not plan for the pregnancy whatsoever. It is a very scary situation and a lot of women are always hesitant on getting an abortion due to common fear of being misunderstood and judged. Society has often looked at abortion as initially being wrong, however, that is a dark way to look at it. As it is coming from a woman’s body, they should have the ability and the right to freely do as they please with it, especially if they were unprepared for the long pregnancy experience. 

Furthermore, according to the hobby lobby short video, the opinions being expressed about the laws being followed or ignored have been vocalized several times. This incident and video can be a clear example of how corporations often pick and choose which laws to follow and which to ignore. The big discussion being talked about in the video can be identified and it is “Do corporations have religious rights?” John Oliver disagrees and breaks down the multiple ways in which corporations can become more like people. Many also agree with the statement that corporations should not have the right to choose what they believe is appropriate healthcare and how Hobby Lobby does not have authority to force anyone into submitting to their religious practices. This decision and topic has caused a lot of controversy and debate within the public.