Essays on Reproductive Rights

A social justice issue today is women’s rights to reproduce. Women’s reproductive rights include the rights to have a safe abortion, the right to have birth control, the right to good quality health care, and the right to have knowledge to make a choice. Throughout history women’s reproductive rights have changed due to state laws or science ruling out “unsafe” options. Abortion of an unborn child was legal until the 2nd half of the 19th century (Feminist Women’s Health Center, Iowa 2006). ...

A woman has the right to different beliefs regarding reproductive rights which vary from abortion, birth control, the right to decide when and how many children she wants and freedom from compulsory sterilization which is also known as forced sterilization. In the 20th century, nearly 20,000 people underwent sterilized in California which were usually performed in state institutions for the mentally ill and disabled. Forced sterilization is the tubal ligations and vasectomies performed on ...

While the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are inclusive and expansive on its own, it aims in covering number of sectors that cover the socio-economic issues worldwide. In an attempt to bring the sexual and reproductive issues into its framework, SDGs has widened its focus involving agendas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Three of its goals- health, education and gender equality goals specifically focus on meeting the SRHR agendas. It features the main aspects of SRHR ...

Reproductive rights are rights for couples or individuals that dictate when and if they can have children as well as be able to access information and services about reproductive health granted by the rights. Most commonly talked about when discussing reproductive rights other than safe, legal abortions, the rights also come with opportunities such as birth control, sex education and outreach, access to fertility resources, and freedom from forced or coerced pregnancy, abortion, and ...