REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE TO AFRO-COLOBIAN WOMEN

an analysis pf sentence C-055 and the role of traditional midwifery in the voluntary termination of pragnancy (VTP)

Authors

  • English Centro de Estudios para la Justicia Racial (CEJR)
  • Audrey Karina Mena Mosquera Centro de Estudios para la Justicia Racial (CEJR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/conflu.v26i3.64898

Abstract

The path to guaranteeing the sexual and reproductive rights of Afro-descendant women must be analyzed through a historical lens. For centuries, their sexuality and reproductive capacity were exploited due to their role in wealth production and caregiving, as highlighted by Angela Davis in her book Women, Race, and Class. Black women were valued as "breeders" serving the slave economy, without being recognized as mothers or owners of their bodies. This historical exploitation has shaped the relationship between Afro-descendant women and their sexual and reproductive rights. In Colombia, traditional midwifery has played a key role in sexual and reproductive health care in ethnic territories, where midwives and traditional doctors have assumed responsibility for managing these essential aspects. However, Afro-Colombian women face significant barriers to accessing reproductive health services, such as hospital overcrowding, a lack of specialized personnel, and gynecological violence. In recent years, the debate around reproductive rights has gained relevance with the partial legalization of abortion, placing midwifery in a key position. However, this practice faces challenges when interacting with public policies on sexual and reproductive health. From an intersectional perspective, it becomes evident how Afro-Colombian women have used the law as a tool of resistance and empowerment, claiming better health conditions and demanding that their traditional knowledge be recognized and protected within the framework of their reproductive rights.



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Author Biographies

  • English, Centro de Estudios para la Justicia Racial (CEJR)

    Lawyer from the University of Cartagena, specialist in Procedural Law from Universidad Libre and Private-Economic Law from the National University. She holds a master's degree in Environment and Development from the same university and another master's degree with specializations in Critical Race Theory and Intellectual Property from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. She has worked in the private sector, the Judicial Branch, land restitution, and territorial rights, as well as in the arts and culture sector in Colombia. Additionally, she worked on issues related to young and migrant populations with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in California.

  • Audrey Karina Mena Mosquera, Centro de Estudios para la Justicia Racial (CEJR)

    Lawyer with a master's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. from the University of Rosario, with extensive experience in university teaching and in ethnic collective rights and cultural rights. She has advised the Administrative Department of Public Service, international organizations from Switzerland and Norway, and the Office of the Ombudsman.

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Published

2025-01-31

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2024): Dossiê Diálogos latino-americanos sobre direitos humanos e justiça reprodutiva: trajetórias de debates e mobilizações em 20 anos de judicialização do aborto no Brasil

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Dossiê

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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE TO AFRO-COLOBIAN WOMEN: an analysis pf sentence C-055 and the role of traditional midwifery in the voluntary termination of pragnancy (VTP) . Confluências | Interdisciplinary Review of Sociology and Law, [S. l.], v. 26, n. 3, p. 105–121, 2025. DOI: 10.22409/conflu.v26i3.64898. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uff.br/confluencias/article/view/64898. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.