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We discuss reproductive justice in the context of Finland, a Nordic welfare state often considered as having achieved exceptionally high ethical standards in reproductive health and overall justice. Every now and then, however, this reproduction is interrupted by ghosts in the machine: the problems, past and present, of marginalised, racialised, and/or otherwise non-normative people whose presences provoke specific Finnish hauntings, seething presences of reproductive injustice that suggest something is to be done. Instead of offering data analysis, this article aims to envision transformative reproductive justice futures through processual, collaborative theory development. This study uses an intersectional lens to understand how interlocking systems of oppression shape our lived experiences through an interdisciplinary, ethical analysis that suggests that what is required to resolve such hauntings is moral vigilance and care for a consistent reproductive justice orientation in global solidarity. Specifically in Finland, it requires the willingness to disavow the imperative to protect Finnish whiteness and active and meaningful solidarity across differences. Building on Black feminist and queer thought, we urge queer white people who may be tempted to become enfolded by homonationalism to take a more encompassing view of reproductive justice for a more sustainable welfare state ethic.
Author(s): Blell M, Sudenkaarne T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Lesbian Studies
Year: 2024
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
Pages: 603-621
Online publication date: 12/09/2024
Acceptance date: 17/08/2024
Date deposited: 01/10/2024
ISSN (electronic): 1089-4160
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2024.2393563
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2024.2393563
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