Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women
The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, "It's a girl." Shirley Crisholm, Congresswoman
In the United States, the Comstock Act of 1873 outlawed the distribution of birth control devices or information through the mail. By the 1950s and 1960s, most states had legalized birth control, but many state laws still prohibited the distribution of information about contraception, and some states still prohibited the possession of contraception. A 1965 Supreme Court decision limited states’ ability to restrict access to birth control (Griswold v. Connecticut). The Food and Drug Administration approved the pill in 1960. However, until the end of the 1960s it could not be prescribed to single women below the age of majority without parental consent.
Until 1976, marital rape was legal in every state in the United States. Although presently, marital rape is a crime everywhere, some states still do not consider it as serious as other forms of rape.
The lifting of bans on abortion in all states by 1973 was a result of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. This decision made it possible for women to get legal and safe abortions from well-trained medical practitioners.
As recent as 2003, President George W. Bush signed the first federal law that banned a specific abortion procedure. This law was immediately blocked the same day.
Until 1976, marital rape was legal in every state in the United States. Although presently, marital rape is a crime everywhere, some states still do not consider it as serious as other forms of rape.
The lifting of bans on abortion in all states by 1973 was a result of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. This decision made it possible for women to get legal and safe abortions from well-trained medical practitioners.
As recent as 2003, President George W. Bush signed the first federal law that banned a specific abortion procedure. This law was immediately blocked the same day.