WGS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reproductive Health, Class Discrimination, Interlocking

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Women’s and Gender Studies
• Course: WGS 101
• Professor: Sarah Miraglia

Document Summary

Feminism is grounded in women"s rights to decide what"s best for their bodies and their futures. As such, feminism stands for access to reproductive health and care, including abortion. 1973 roe vs. wade (texas: state laws prohibiting abortion were constitutional violations of a woman"s right to privacy under due process clause of the 14th amendment. 1976 hyde amendment: prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion services; states have discretion over use of funds. 2016 whole women"s health vs. hellerstedt (texas: state regulations attempting to effectively eliminate access. Hegemonic feminists myopically focused on abortion rights. Recall roe v. wade granted right to privacy. Ignored structural inequalities associated with race, class, immigration, disability, and nation: because a right is granted doesn"t mean that we can all participate. Affiliated with prejudice groups and policies to maintain support for abortion rights: southern strategy, population control/environmentalism. Grounded in intersectional analysis of reproductive rights and restrictions: multiple systems of domination .