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What is Reproductive Justice and Birth Control?

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What is Reproductive Justice and Birth Control?

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Birth Control: any method, such as a medication or device, used to prevent pregnancy.

Reproductive Justice: rights centered around access to healthcare services for women regarding things like birth control.

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About Reproductive Justice and the Concept of Birth Control

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About Reproductive Justice and the Concept of Birth Control

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Reproductive justices, such as access to birth control, right to choose abortion, and this has caused a "Reproductive Justice Movement", which can tie into the Womens Right's movement (Ahmed, 2017). Reproductive justices are a huge factor within feminisms and feminist movements.

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Key Terms Connected to Birth Control Rights

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Key Terms Connected to Birth Control Rights

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Women's Rights Movement:
a movement of women advocating for right's, opportunities, and more freedoms for all women
Contraception:
similar to birth control, any way of a oral or device used to prevent pregnancy
Feminism:
Women's advocating and protecting equal rights for "all genders" (IDWA)

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Birth control has been around as long as "3000 BCE", when condoms were developed from "fish bladders" (OBOS, 2013).
Ever since, it has continued to develop. In 1960, the "first oral contraceptive" was developed, now known as the birth control pill (OBOS, 2013). In 1972, birth control was legalized for unmarried women. It has been legal since. In 2006, the Plan B, "emergency contraceptive", was approved (OBOS, 2013). It has continued to developed since.

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Advocate Involved in the History of Birth Control Rights

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Advocate Involved in the History of Birth Control Rights

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Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger advocated for women to "control" their use of birth control, which eventually led to an introduction of a contraceptive birth control pill in "1960" (ushistory.org).

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Controversial Elements Regarding the Use of Birth Control

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Controversial Elements Regarding the Use of Birth Control

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One reason people claim to the use of birth control is for religion purposes. In some religions, this may be considered a way to prevent a human life from living. The issue with this is that there is science to back up why birth control is used to prevent and not end a life. Also, so many people practice different religions, and this is ultimately why it is legal as a country in the USA.
Another reason that birth control is controversial is because contraception can carry health risks. Thankfully, millions of women are on birth control and these contraceptive methods have been proven safe and effective, which is also why anyone outside of the woman taking it and her doctor does NOT have a say.

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Uses for Birth Control Other than Prevention Against Pregnancy

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Uses for Birth Control Other than Prevention Against Pregnancy

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- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): birth control can ease up symptoms of PMS, which include fatigue, cramps, unbalanced emotions, and more, by balancing hormones for women
- Acne issues: birth control is very effective at helping acne issues within women by "lowering hormones" (WebMD)
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): PCOS occurs when cysts form on the ovaries, resulting in irregular periods or pain, and hormonal birth control can balance hormones to prevent this

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-"12.6%" of women ages 15-49 are using the birth control pill (CDC)
- "10.3%" of women aged 15-49 use another form of long use birth control (CDC)
- "18.6%" of women ages 15-49 use sterilization birth control (CDC)
- "5.9%" of men ages 15-49 use sterilization (CDC)

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Laws Related to Birth Control Use and How William Baird Contributed to This

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Laws Related to Birth Control Use and How William Baird Contributed to This

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William (Bill) Baird is recognized as the person who advocated for the legalization of birth control in the United States. The supreme court case known as "Baird v. Eisenstadt" legalized birth control on March 22nd, 1972 (UMass EDU). Before Baird helped legalize birth control, he was arrested "eight times" while advocating for birth control and abortion (UMass EDU).  Baird decided to protest for women's rights after a mother to eight died in his arms, while trying to give herself an abortion. Baird wanted to make birth control legal so women could prevent pregnancy if they chose to. He fought for women's rights and eventually led to the decision to legalize birth control in 1972.

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Overall, we can see that birth control has many uses and it has been fought for by many people around the country. There are so many uses to birth control, and so many women depend on it for MANY reasons. The legalization allows women safe and effective methods to prevent pregnancy, help health conditions, and much more.

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A historical docudrama based on the life of Bill Baird. (2008). Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.umass.edu/menacetosociety/biography.html
Ahmed, O. (2017). Reproductive Justice: What It Means and Why It Matters (Now, More Than Ever). https://www.publichealthpost.org/viewpoints/reproductive-justice/
FastStats - Contraceptive Use. (2019, November 21). Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/contraceptive.htm
OBOS Birth Control Contributors | December 14. (2020, July 23). A Brief History of Birth Control in the U.S. Retrieved October 07, 2020, from https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/
Other Reasons to Use Birth Control. (n.d.). Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/ss/slideshow-birth-control-other-reasons
The Fight for Reproductive Rights. (n.d.). Retrieved October 07, 2020, from https://www.ushistory.org/us/57b.asp
What Is Feminism? (n.d.). Retrieved October 07, 2020, from https://iwda.org.au/learn/what-is-feminism/