reproductive health

[ree-pruh-duhk-tiv helth]

noun

1. the health of the reproductive organs and bodily systems involved in reproduction.

2. the field of medical study concerned with the reproductive organs and related bodily systems.

Example Sentences

The state has been amassing legal actions against abortion providers and rights groups, said Rachel Rebouché, the dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law, who specializes in reproductive health law.

From Slate

Many Americans assume that the criminalization of pregnancy is limited to red states with aggressive anti-abortion prosecutors and draconian bans on reproductive health care.

From Slate

“They don’t think we deserve access to reproductive health care in any situation.”

From Salon

“Anti-abortion officials do not care about making families safer and healthier,” Dr. Danielle Gershon, an ob-gyn in Alabama who works with Physicians for Reproductive Health, told Salon.

From Salon

While the group dismissed a fetal personhood lawsuit targeting New York’s Reproductive Health Act, they included an open invitation to anti-abortion activists to bring a stronger case and offered a roadmap outlining how to do so.

From Slate