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The Women’s Liberation Movement Essay

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In 2021, the U.S experienced the highest number of abortion restrictions made law by states. The restrictions denied women their reproductive rights and have influenced many challenges, such as a shortage of abortion pills and medication. The Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) is the most significant feminist movement in the U.S committed to championing women’s freedom, equal opportunities, and rights.

Over time the WLM has developed autonomy to support women’s reproductive rights. The restrictions have influenced a patchy, inequitable, or non-existent access to pregnancy termination alternatives that have given rise to the black market of cheap abortion pills not approved by the Foods and Drugs Administration (FDA). More than ever, the WLM is challenged by the trending restrictions on abortion in the U.S that have substantial impacts on women’s control over their bodies, rights, responsibilities, and social status.

Syllabus

Resource	Summary	How/Why can it be used	Contributor
	Subheading:	Social Empowerment Curriculum and Scheduling
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment 2020 Policy.	Sample curriculum and timeline scheduling of events produced under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).	The sample timeline will guide students on developing an approach to organize tutorials and student assignments with corresponding due dates.	USAID
	Subheading:	Current State of Women’s Reproductive Rights in U.S.
COVID-19: What implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights globally?	A review of the status of sexual and reproductive health rights post-COVID-19.	The pandemic affected healthcare routine services, particularly women’s reproductive services. Describes how COVID-19 contributed to the eroding of procreation rights.	Hussein, J.
Erosion of women’s reproductive rights in the United States.	Erosion of women’s reproductive rights in the United States	Gives oversight of states proposing abortion rights for the past decade. The review is critical to acknowledge the political dynamics behind the subject issue of trending subjugation of women’s reproductive rights in the U.S.	Aiken, A. R.
	Subheading:	Implications of Roe v. Wade Decision on Reproductive Rights
State Abortion Legislation in 2021.	Describe the sudden wave of abortion restrictions after the Roe V. Wade Ruling.	Evaluate changes in the U.S legal landscape after Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. Identifies legislative validation of the subject issue of deteriorating reproductive rights and ensuing implications.	Cusick, J. V. et al.
Is the ‘abortion pill’ restricted by state bans?	A news article accentuating the aftermath of the cut-off of abortion pills in the American states	Gets the audience to comprehend how abortion restriction affected multiple aspects, such as medication abortion and how states illegally prohibit medication, telemedicine abortion, and access to abortion pills	D’Ambrosio, A.
Roe v. Wade overturned: The rollback of Reproductive Rights is an ominous sign.	A newsletter underpinning the adversities of the Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade compelling women to turn to sub-standard generic abortion pills that could lead to severe impacts.	Describes a case of an American woman forced to purchase cheap abortion pills from an Indian e-pharmacy that facilitated fast delivery after being denied her reproduction choice rights. Gets the audience to understand how the restrictions pave the way for a black market and substandard alternatives.	Leader, L.
After Roe Fell: Abortion Rights State by State.	A news article calling for more feminist action to reinstate women’s reproductive rights.	Creates a connection of how limited reproduction rights lead to gender inequality and high point the urgency for women’s feminists’ movements, such as the WLM, to put more effort into revoking the regulations	Centre for Reproductive Rights
	Subheading:	The Women’s Liberation Movement WLM and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive rights and the Women’s Liberation Movement.	Sets out how the WLM feminist movement changed their attitudes about female bodies and abortion to develop autonomy over reproduction rights.	Describes how the WLM came around to informed choices to embrace abortion rights, campaigns against violence against women, and protests for reproduction rights.	British Library.
The pill and the Women’s Liberation Movement.	PBS article detailing the lack of autonomy regarding abortion pills by the WLM	Give the audience insights on the initial momentum of the WLM and the backlash against the pill that facilitated the current limitations on women’s freedom over their bodies and the disproportionate burden of child-rearing.	PBS
The impact of Roe v. Wade (1973) on the American abortion rights movement.	Journal on how the Roe vs. Wade decision triggered the abortion rights movements.	Explains the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement and its active role in protesting the Roe vs. Wade decision.	Adkins, C. M.
Reproductive Rights and Justice: A Multiple Feminist Theories Account.	UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper describes the connection between Feminist Jurisprudence and reproductive rights.	Examines the outcomes of liberal feminism movements on reproductive rights in the U.S and the criminal persecution of women on their reproductive rights.	Ikemoto, L. C.
	Subheading:	Planning for Social Empowerment Programs
The Center for Reproductive Rights.	The Center for Reproductive Rights is a database indicating the status of Women’s reproductive rights in the U.S by states by indicating pertinent laws, policies, and issues.	Paints a map of abortion laws in each American State, highlighting the most hostile regions and how the types of abortion regulations, protections, and access implicate reproductive rights in various demographics.	Centre for Reproductive Rights
The availability and use of medication abortion.	A policy factsheet of the available abortion options available	Informative on the FDA protocol, insurance coverage and costs, and a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) about restrictions on abortion pills.	KFF
Sexual and reproductive health and rights theory of change.	Creates a framework for altering the trajectory of reproductive rights.	Address how the theory of change can trigger a turnaround of women’s reproductive rights in a feminist empowerment program.	Oxfam Canada
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment 2020 Policy.	Action plan for conducting gender equality and women’s empowerment programs by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).	Guide the planning, decision-making, investment, and execution of women’s empowerment programs	USAID

References

Adkins, C. M. (2018). The impact of Roe v. Wade (1973) on the American abortion rights movement. Web.

Aiken, A. R. (2019). Erosion of women’s reproductive rights in the United States. BMJ, 366. Web.

British Library. (2018). Reproductive rights and the Women’s Liberation Movement. British Library. Web.

Centre for Reproductive Rights. (2022). After Roe Fell: Abortion Rights State by State. Center for Reproductive Rights. Web.

Cusick, J. V., Lofgren, E., Director, A., Spitzer, E., Buchanan, M. J., Schmitt, A., Rapfogel, N., & Simpson, E. (2022). State abortion legislation in 2021. Center for American Progress. Web.

D’Ambrosio, A. (2022). Is the ‘abortion pill’ restricted by state bans? ABC News. Web.

Hussein, J. (2020). COVID-19: What implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights globally?Sexual and reproductive health matters, 28(1), 1746065. Web.

Ikemoto, L. C. (2019). Reproductive rights and justice: a multiple feminist theories account. In Research Handbook on Feminist Jurisprudence (pp. 249-263). Edward Elgar Publishing. Web.

KFF. (2022). The availability and use of medication abortion. KFF. Web.

Leader, L. (2022). Roe v. Wade overturned: The rollback of Reproductive Rights is an ominous sign. MSNBC. Web.

Moret, W. (2019). Economic Strengthening and Social Empowerment Training for Female Sex Workers. Web.

Oxfam Canada. (2021). Sexual and reproductive health and rights theory of change. Web.

PBS. (2019). The pill and the Women’s Liberation Movement. PBS. Web.

Reproductive rights. (2018). Status of Women in the States. Web.

USAID. (2020). United States Agency for International Development. GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 2020 POLICY. Web.