Sexual & Reproductive Justice + Health Books

Books about sexual & reproductive justice + health. Including abortion, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, kink, sexuality, STIs, and more. The term reproductive justice is from SisterSong and is inherently an intersectional, political, and affirming framework. BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled perspectives highlighted.

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last updated September, 2026

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Jane Documents from Chicago's Clandestine Abortion Service 1968-1973

Firestarter Press

The Stitch-Up: How Medical Misogyny Harms Us All

Emma Szewczak

Hard to Bear: Investigating the science and Silence of Miscarriage

Isabelle Oderberg

Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End

Kate Clancy

Indigenous Experiences of Pregnancy and Birth

Hannah Tait Neufeld

Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom

Kathryn Kolbert

Birthing a Movement: Midwives, Law, and the Politics of Reproductive Care

Renee Ann Cramer

How to Get Your Period: A Guide to Performing Menstrual Extraction

Anonymous Health Care Worker

Not Just Painful Periods: Endometriosis, Fibroids and Menstrual Health

Dr. Liz Murray

The Empowered Hysterectomy: Your Complete Handbook to Diagnosis, Decision, and Treatment

Kameelah Phillips

FLICK: A history of female pleasure

Kate Lister

Repeal the 8th

Una Mullally

Juice: A History of Female Ejaculation

Stephanie Haerdle

Born: The Untold History of Humanity

Lucy Inglis

Period. It's About Bloody Time

Emma Barnett

Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives

Angela Jones

Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth

Jen Hamilton

Abortion: A History

Mary Fissell

Period: The Real Story of Menstruation

Kate Clancy

Labor: One Woman's Work

Mary Fariba Afsari

Youth Organizing for Reproductive Justice: A Guide for Liberation (Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century) (Volume 11)

Chris A. Barcelos

The Sex Lives of African Women

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human

Sarah DiGregorio

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

Florence Williams

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Mary Roach

Birth Story

Elisabeth Belliveau

The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD

Shalene Gupta

Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics

Lara Parker

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski

Sex Ed: A Guide for Adults

Ruby Rare

Comments

ChengBogdani

Wow! What a fantastic list! Thanks for putting this together!

violet.bookloverOP

Thank you so much!!

literatedyke

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Hi, thank you for making this list! Would you possibly be able to direct me to any books re: reproductive justice for AFAB people navigating healthcare systems as patients? I don't mean ones that simply introduce or define RJ conceptually, but rather centrally provide tangible examples, advice, and resources as well as, if possible, models of healthcare based in RJ

violet.bookloverOP

We Deserve More by Nikki Sapiro Vinckier, Dr Jennifer Lincoln’s books, Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth by Jen Hamilton, The Empowered Hysterectomy: Your Complete Handbook to Diagnosis, Decision, and Treatment by Kameelah Phillips, The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD by Shalene Gupta

ACOG article: Dr. Tamika C. Auguste’s “An Ob-Gyn's Guide to Standing Up for Yourself During Pregnancy”

A lot seem to be advocating for yourself in specific kinds of care

Hopefully some of these are helpful <3

literatedyke

Thanks so much, they are helpful :)