Reproductive Rights

Not only do women have to face this problem, but they also barely have rights to basic reproductive and abortion rights. For example, in January, our president, Donald Trump, signed signed a ban on federal money going to international groups that provide information on abortions. Many people reacted to this outrage, including author J.K. Rowling who said "Men making decisions about women's bodies," a phrase we hear time and time again. It's a sad reality, that abortion rules are often determined by male officials. This order can have grueling effects and be dangerous for females in developing countries who usually have to turn to hazardous and unsafe ways to terminate their pregnancies. Roxane Gay, a feminist writer, wrote in Bad Feminist, “We …show more content…
The link to the fact sheet can be found here. A quote from the reading From Abortion to Reproductive Rights written by Jennifer Nelson, women should “maintain the right to bear children was as …show more content…
Women are less likely to be considered qualified to run for office than men. As stated by Linda B. Glaser, there is a false perception that women have to work twice as hard as men to get half as far and overcome obstacles that men never have to undergo (Gender and Politics). In a video I watched in class, Hilary Clinton was called a b*tch and Sarah Palin was considered the hotter of the two, as if that's all these women have to contribute. If Hilary were elected president, there is no doubt in my mind that things would have been different. Women would definitely have a greater voice in the decision of their bodies. However, it is interesting that Hilary supports Roe v. Wade which grants women the right to make decisions on abortion. She has stated that she would defend Planned Parenthood instead of defunding it like Trump said he would. Hilary claims she cares about women's rights to make their own health care