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Reproductive Rights Movement Timeline – What’s Right, What’s Wrong?

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The war between Authoritarianism And Feminism is pretty long-standing. And also, it’s no secret that women have been fighting to have their reproductive rights recognized since time immemorial. In fact, the struggle started before recorded history, likely even further back than we know about. In almost every culture throughout world history, women were not allowed to vote, own property, divorce, choose their partners, get health care without permission, etc. Needless to say, some restrictions are continued even today also. However, with the rise of feminism and the Reproductive Rights Movement Timeline , which started as a movement to legalize abortion, today has now evolved into a much broader issue. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban abortions unless they provide exceptions for rape or incest. This decision was met with outrage from anti-abortion activists who felt that women should be allowed to choose whether or not to get pregnant. That then formed a solid co...