...that gave women the right to an abortion, regardless of circumstance. (Vitali, 2016) Additionally, Trump threatened to end the funding of Planned Parenthood, due to their association with abortion and disregarding all other important services the organization provides. (“Planned Parenthood funding,” 2015) With his triumph and the triumph of many Republicans in the recent election, it’s important for all Americans, but especially American women, to consider...
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...Environmental Justice, Immigration Rights, and Reproductive Justice Youth groups are forming all across the nation. When communities work together with their youth to fight for environmental justice, immigrant rights, and reproductive justice more people will be reached. Youth groups bring different perspectives to topics and teens have different needs from the issues. Communities that are being targeted need volunteers including youth to get involved to help empower residents that are being affected. One of the youth programs in Massachusetts provides opportunities for researchers and youth to work together. The youth program organizes an event called Southeast Asian Water Festival and this program helps teens organize a project-based program. The Southeast Asian festival provides teens with hands on projects on environmental justice issues and provides opportunities to develop and create their own environmental activities (Race, Poverty, and the environment 2005/2006). The Youth Policy Institute is an organization in Pittsburgh that empowers communities to get involved. The youth group uses alternative approaches to get the information to a variety of communities. Environmental justice is a focus for the youth group. One year the group organized “Just Jam for Justice” which presented mixed CD’s with popular dance music to everyone that attended the festival. The inside lining of the CD had facts printed about diesel exhaust and the effects on local communities...
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...Abortion: A Womans Right To Reproductive Freedom A woman’s Right to Reproductive Freedom “One of the things that makes humans different from other animals is that we are not completely governed by instincts, but have the freedom to make choices” (CCC 9). By nature Humans tend to take different stands in matters that require personal opinions. The controversy of opposite and conflicting feelings about abortion is centuries old. The word “murder” is often used by many pro-lifers to describe abortion. The American Heritage College dictionary defines murder as- premeditated, unlawful killing of one human being by another. But when pro-choice activists support abortions due to unwanted pregnancies, the activists are not rallying behind the idea of sexual incompetence. Rather, they are supporting the idea that women have the right to choose what to do with their own bodies, especially when certain situations such as congenital defects, rape, and financial situation are justifiable reasons for the act. Anti-abortionists have numerous reasons for their beliefs, many of which are attached to their religious ideals, defending the sanctity of human life. They believe that human life commences at conception and that the death of that fetus resembles the murder of an innocent human being. They believe that no one has the power to take command of another’s life, mainly an infant that is dependent on others for survival during the initial stages of life. In addition to the...
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...The Catholic Church has emphasized that the rejection of the RH bill is not about a Roman Catholic verdict but a reflection of the “fundamental ideals and aspirations of the Filipino people” (Sison 2011). The Church’s position is anchored on her disagreement with the proposal's anti-life stance and problematic attitudes towards issues that affect religious expression. Christianity insists that artificial birth control methods are offensive to life because these tend to suppress the formation of life, particularly in the womb of the mother. In traditional Catholic positions, devices or means that directly hinder the development of life is offensive to life—hence, immoral. In reproductive health language, abortion cases reflect “unmet needs for contraception” which, if used, could have prevented unwanted pregnancies. While the RH framework identifies contraception as a necessary solution in the equation, the Church finds it problematic. It is in this perspective that the fundamental proposals in the bill are deemed immoral. The Church has gathered its forces to show its resistance to the proposal. The resistance has reverberated in many local churches in different parts of the archipelago. The local resistance offered by the Roman Catholic Church is now shared by the evangelical churches, and Islamic believers. These church communities in the country have used every means possible to disarm the threat provided by this proposal. In response to this...
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...articles on abortion * Abortion:is it time to revisit the UK ;aws? * Abortion the unheard stories * Www. The guardian .com/world/abortion * www.firsthings.com /blogs/first thoughts/2013/05/arguing-against –abortions Abortion article one : Here is the fact that everyone debating abortion should know: there is no association between its legality and its incidence. In other words, banning abortion does not stop the practice; it merely makes it more dangerous. The abortion debate is presented as a conflict between the rights of foetuses and the rights of women. Enhance one, both sides sometimes appear to agree, and you suppress the other. But once you grasp the fact that legalising women’s reproductive rights does not raise the incidence of abortions, only one issue remains to be debated: should they be legal and safe or illegal and dangerous? Hmm … tough question. There might be no causal relationship between reproductive choice and the incidence of abortion, but there is a strong correlation: an inverse one. As the Lancet’s most recent survey of global rates and trends notes: “The abortion rate was lower ... where more women live under liberal abortion laws.” The US supreme court may make abortion the deciding factor in 2016 Scott Lemieux Scott Lemieux Read more Why? Because laws restricting abortion tend to be most prevalent where contraception and comprehensive sex education are hard to obtain, and when sex and childbirth outside marriage are anathematised...
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...death of the embryo or fetus during the first twelve weeks of gestation”(“Merriam-Webster”).The moral question has always been whether or not it should be a woman's decision to get an abortion. Pro-life believers feel that from the moment of conception, the embryo is alive and this life imposes a moral obligation to preserve it. After only eighteen days, the heart is formed, and after twenty the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system begin to develop. The heart starts beating four days later (Adoption for America). They believe that although abortion is regarded as a women’s right, it should be banned with no exceptions because it is considered murder. Pro-Choice, though it does take the side of legalizing abortion, does not mean pro-abortion. Pro-choice is the right to choose whether to reproduce, adopt, or abort. Pro-Choice is the best option because it gives women the right to access their full reproductive health options with the autonomy and dignity they deserve. The recent passing of the health care law allows abortions to be covered in some new government health care programs only in cases of rape, incest and if the woman's life is endangered. The healthcare law gives women alternatives, helps safeguard their health and allows women to have a normal life, free of the burden of pregnancy. Since there is no ban...
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...America legalized abortion in its landmark Roe vs Wade decision, the opposing groups of abortion have sought to increase or restrict access to abortion, leading to intense debates among pro-life and pro-choice political leaders and activists both at state and federal governments levels and as well as religious organizations. The abortion debate is often considered a two-sided controversy; however, the issue involves questions about biology, morality and religion and legal rights. For example, people who consider themselves as pro-life activists argue that abortion destroys human life, which they believe begins at conception. As a result, the pro-life activists regarded abortion as immoral and should be illegal and abandoned. Some of the moderate pro-life advocates allow exceptions in the cases of rapes, incest, or if mother’s health is at risk. People who identify themselves as pro-choice activists contend that every woman has a right to make decision concerning her body and her future outweighs the right of the fetus. Some pro-choice supporters endorse restrictions on abortion, such as informed consent laws, which require that a woman receive state-authored literature on abortion before undergoing the procedure, and mandatory waiting periods. One of the most controversial restrictions on abortion requires minors to notify or obtain the consent of at least one parent before having an abortion. As the abortion debate continues, both groups (pro-life and pro-choice activists)...
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...In the United States, reproductive rights continue to be an extremely controversial issue as heated debates over abortion and contraceptives are on the rise. With regards to current events including the 2016 presidential election and the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Court’s role of reproductive rights has been examined closely. Federal and state legislature have honed in on women’s right to abortion through compelling state interests to protect women’s health. Additionally, access of contraceptives and the role of health care are issues that the Court has decided on. Over the years, the Court’s opinions on these issues have evolved even though reproductive rights are still very controversial. To better understand...
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...Both Nellie McClung and Emily Murphy were the catalysts for the rise of women in Canada. They worked both separately and together to get women the right to vote, be recognized as persons, and to be able to have positions in the senate. Along their road to success, these two women also, in some people’s views, faltered. They both supported the sterilization act in Alberta, and Emily Murphy was particularly racist. These two women have achieved amazing things for Canadian workingwomen, as well as Canadian women and the law; but did they do more harm than good? More specifically, does their work in favor of women’s rights, and women becoming recognized “persons”, make up for their love of eugenics and the many lives they ruined sue to their beliefs that people of different races and with different mentalities were not suitable for parenthood? This paper will explore both sides of their work, looking at the persons case, women becoming involved in the senate, as well as the eugenics and sterilization that they supported. These two women were not solely good or bad, they were good with some poor decisions along the way, “although their vision, like our own, was sometimes faulty and incomplete, it also embodied an uncommon personal politics of courage and optimism…Feminists don’t have to be perfect to be worth a respectful hearing.” (Strong-Boag). Nellie McClung is a feminist hero of Canada, “her zest, and her convictions, her campaigns helped shape the Canada we live in today.” (Gray...
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...The advantage of Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines is that hopes to provide midwives for skilled attendance to childbirth and emergency obstetric care, even in geographically isolated and depressed areas. Thus, the one of the causes of maternal mortality, that arising from unattended births, will be addressed. The disadvantage of the Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines is the undue focus being given to reproductive health and population and development, when many more urgent and important health problems need to be addressed in the country, those that cause a significant number of deaths across the country such as cardiovascular diseases and infections. Financial resources allotted by foreign donors to assist the Philippine government programs could actually be better spent towards pursuing health programs targeting communicable diseases than purchasing artificial contraceptives. OPINION As an avid blogger, I was originally doing a research on the education system of the Philippines when I stumbled upon the news of the Reproductive Health bill still under debate, which eventually led me to a blog, AlterNation 101 in blogspot, where I read his take on the issue: "I cannot fathom how promoting parental responsibility and financing everyone's freedom to have sex irresponsibly could mix together. Surely, the proposed law spreads around nice words such as responsibility, healthcare, freedom, choice, development, rights, equality, couples, etc. Yet it is...
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...The people who visit Planned Parenthood may not be as well off as those who do not need to visit a center. In defunding Planned Parenthood, their general health checkups or tests are stolen from them. The rich people are typically the ones in favor of defunding the organization, even though they tend not to be the ones who go the the facilities. In “thirteen focus countries across Latin America and Africa, [Planned Parenthood] work[s] to provide tens of thousands of women, men and young people with sexual and reproductive health education, provide contraceptives, increase access to treatment for complications from unsafe abortion, increase access to safe abortion care, where legal, and expand laws and policies promoting women’s health in Africa and Latin America” (Planned Parenthood Services). Planned Parenthood is an advocate for women’s and reproductive rights globally, and defunding it results in a loss for these poorer countries who rely on it. For some, it may be a voice for them, or a simple education service. This would all be gone if Planned Parenthood is...
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...Title of paper :Was there any justification for the lack of explicit demographic considerations in the development plans of developing countries before Cairo 1994? Economic development represents a growth in average income, usually defined as per capita (per person) income. Economic development also refers to a rise in real income—an increase in the amount of goods and services you can actually buy. Planning is defined as the rational process whereby the best manner for achieving certain goals with the available means is identified and defined. The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in 1994 is undoubtedly a landmark UN conference in terms of the shift from population control to a reproductive rights framework, an achievement that was a result of passionate struggle of all stakeholders mainly the women’s health movement. Taking a journey into the history of population and development conferences, organized by the United Nations, we understand that the ICPD conference was not a one off conference organized by the United Nations, but fifth in succession to the population and development conferences held since 1954. Every ten years since 1954, United Nations has been organizing international conferences on population and development issues. Each conference brought forth issues for discussion relevant to that decade. The first two United Nations Population Conference held in 1954 in Rome, and 1965 in Belgrade were purely technical conferences...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354), informally known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Bill, is a law in the Philippines, which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. While there is general agreement about its provisions on maternal and child health, there is great debate on its mandate that the Philippine government and the private sector will fund and undertake widespread distribution of family planning devices such as condoms, birth control pills, and IUDs, as the government continues to disseminate information on their use through all health care centers. Passage of the legislation was controversial and highly divisive, with experts, academics, religious institutions, and major political figures declaring their support or opposition while it was pending in the legislature. Heated debates and rallies both supporting and opposing the RH Bill took place nationwide. The Supreme Court delayed implementation of the law in March 2013 in response to challenges. As of August 18 this delay was still in force "until further orders". REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE One of the most controversial issues confronting the Philippines today is about reproductive health. Many written materials and publications are available asserting about elements of reproductive health with different perspectives. Their ultimate goal is to...
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...Comm 201 Contemporary Issues Paper Women of Color and Reproductive Rights If it were up to me, I would describe a contemporary issue as a problem that has the potential to affect a vast majority of people throughout the same period of time. Being a young Black woman in the beginning stages of a new century and era, I have found that it is extremely important that I know everything that has to do with my health and my reproductive rights. As a little girl growing up, I can remember that I always had a fear of doctors; I always associated doctors with shots and needles. As I became older, my mother taught me that it was my responsibility to know all there was to know about my body and how make sure I stayed healthy. When I reached a certain age, my mother told me that it was time for me to make an appointment with a gynecologist and have my first pap smear. In the beginning, I was absolutely mortified at the thought of being invaded at such a personal level. When I explained my fears and apprehension to my mother, she explained that it was my responsibility to do any and everything in my power to make sure I was healthy, even if it meant being uncomfortable for a few minutes. She finally suggested that I do a little research to learn why I needed to go through such a procedure. When I learned of the benefits, I realized that I was gaining a sense of duty for myself in knowing the details of my reproductive health. I later realized that because I had the chance to...
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...The Right to Choose Women have been fighting for equal rights and to be able to make choices for themselves. Although much has changed in the past two-hundred years one of the most debated women’s rights is still being fought over. Mental and physical health has been a major consure with women who are having abortions; the apposing side has been giving out unclear information about abortion and health problems. With the way of the economy money is tight, people are loosing jobs, and children are being neglected. For the safety of the children being born into poverty, it is best for some to not have to live in such a way. Women living in this country have the option to choose and having the freedom to choose could result in less children being born into poverty. Many different documents have been passed about abortions and how women’s rights are in danger. “In 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaffirms the core holdings of Roe that women have a right to abortion before fetal viability, but allows states to restrict abortion access so long as these restrictions do not impose an ‘undue burden’ on women seeking abortions” (House). What this is saying is, Planned Parenthood fought for the right of women to have an abortion in other states although these states may have restrictions. Although the state in which the abortion is taken place, the patient still has the right to have the abortion according to that states laws. This will increase the ability for women to have abortions...
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