26/05/2026
Reproductive justice is the right to make decisions about your body, pregnancy, and future, safely, freely, and with the care and support you need. It is also about recognising the systems that enable or limit that right.
For First Nations peoples, this is not new knowledge. There is deep wisdom and knowledge that has been held for thousands of years around pregnancy, family, and health, grounded in culture, community, and self-determination.
Reproductive justice and reconciliation are not separate conversations.
At Children by Choice, we understand that for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, reproductive justice has been shaped by ongoing impacts of colonisation, racism in healthcare, and barriers to culturally safe care.
This National Reconciliation Week, we’re reflecting on what it means to do this work properly, not just acknowledge inequity, but actively work to shift it. That means listening to and backing First Nations voices who have long been clear about what reproductive justice requires: self-determination, culturally safe services, and systems that do not cause harm.
Reconciliation in our space means being accountable in how we reflect, how we listen, and how we respond to First Nations voices in reproductive health.
We are committed to continuing this work in ways that are ongoing, grounded in learning and listening, and strengthened in how we show up in reproductive justice conversations, not only during National Reconciliation Week, but every day.
