Reproductive health

of the population, such as the poor, teens, and racial minorities, with little or no information about sexual health education. Additionally, those same portions of the population may have incorrect information on sexual health. If we are willing to let our teenagers make the correct decisions about their sexual health, they should have the right to be informed of accurate sexual health topics from educational sources. However, there are power discourses that put adolescents at a disadvantage…

Introduction Sex education is something that is part of one’s life through their entire life. People’s bodies grow and change every day, and learning about the processes that take place is essential to maintaining good health throughout one’s life. Sadly, many people all over the world today are misinformed when it comes to sex education because of the lack of resources, overly vague information, politics, or the fact that sex education isn’t something that is approached in an accurate manner…

The Forgotten Voice: The Importance of Reproductive Justice for Women of Color and Other Unrepresented Groups The desire to conceive and start a family is a fundamental right for any woman within any region of the world. The right and ability to have children is defined by reproductive justice, which connects basic human rights, health, and sexuality to reproductive health issues concerning women, families, and communities of color. Reproductive justice stems from the issues that women of color…

Women’s sexual health and reproductive rights have been a hot button issues for decades, if not centuries. Women constantly battle for equal treatment in these areas, but why? An even better question to ask is, why haven’t they received it yet? This question becomes especially valid when one reflects on the many ways in which religion has swayed our ethical beliefs. Women’s sexual and reproductive health is directly tied to many basic human rights, including the right to life, the right to be…

For many years, reproductive rights have been a worldwide struggle in both gaining and keeping women’s reproductive rights. This issue has been debated for years; however, only now is when women are fighting for these rights in order to stay safe and healthy. There are many arguments and factors that are connected with reproductive rights. These factors include having access to reliable birth control methods, a safe and trustworthy abortionist, safe motherhood, and the ability to fight against…

1. What is the author’s main point (or thesis)? Give a full explanation of the thesis or main point of the reading. (This should take you about one full paragraph.) The author’s main objective is to explain how the movement for reproductive autonomy can be purposeful if every individual and organization that shares a common ground can work in areas where they are most effective and to explain the value in choice. The author believes that the success and strength of a movement come from the…

especially when it came to educating and empowering young women and girls. As was described in Undivided Rights, the NLHO began co-sponsoring college classes and workshops in 1988 in an effort to educate Latinas on a variety of health and reproductive issues, such as mental health, patient’s rights, birth control, sexuality, cancer prevention, homophobia, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and alcohol abuse (2004). Keeping true to their commitment with the Self-Help model, the NLHO…

Introduction: This paper highlights reproductive rights. What are Reproductive rights? Reproductive rights refer to the choices an individual have and that can have an impact on their body. There are many choices that an individual can be made in regards to reproductive rights such as Birth control, Abortions, and, Adoption. Reproductive rights are an important subject matter because in the late 1960’s African American women’s did not have the same privileges as their white counterparts (Marlene…

Planned parenthood provides high quality, affordable health care for women, men, and young people all across the country. Five million people depend on Planned Parenthood every year for a variety of different reasons. Planned Parenthood is an advocate for political protection for reproductive rights. Reproductive rights state than an individual has the right to have reproductive health. This includes the right to plan a family, terminate a pregnancy, learn about sex education, use contraceptive…

problem, many different facts of a woman’s life all weave together to determine how easily she is able determine her own health and sexuality. While talking about reproductive justice in chapter 7 the authors say that to “freely choose is difficult in a racist, class basses, and sexist society” (pg.374). As we discussed in class a woman may not be able to make the reproductive choices she feels are best for her for any number of reasons. For example if I became pregnant I may not be able to…