Discussion Post: Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's reproductive rights are controlled in a myriad of ways through both pro-natalist and anti-natalist policies.
Pro-natalist polices prohibit use of birth control and abortion in an attempt to grow populations. Romania is a perfect example.
Anti-natalist policies put restrictions on women's ability to have children. China's one child policy is a good example of an anti-natalist policy. Women from marginalized and historically oppressed groups in many cultures are sterilized in an attempt at controlling those populations seen as undesirable. This happened so frequently to black women in the U.S., that it was called the "Mississippi Appendectomy." Latinas, Puerto Rican women and Native American Indian women were also sterilized against their will in large numbers.
Answer the following questions 2 pages
• In Kligman's Political Demography: The Banning of Abortion in Ceacescu's Romania, how were women's bodies tied to reproduction and pro-natalism?
• How were women's bodies policed under these policies? What did women do when abortion was criminalized?
• How does reproduction serve as an opportunity to control women's bodies across cultures including here in the U.S.?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.