Analysis Of Our Bodies Ourselves By Gudenrath

America freely offers a wide variety of contraceptives, including implants, patches, pills, sponges, and rings. According to Our Bodies Ourselves, in the Griswold v. Connecticut case of 1965, the Supreme Court granted married couples the right to use birth control, although they were still unavailable to millions of American women. In 1972, birth control was legalized for all American citizens through the Baird v. Eisenstadt case. It wasn’t until the 21st century that the government started closely regulating the safety and effectiveness of birth control, and in 2013 emergency contraceptives became available to females without a prescription (Thompson). The Center for Reproductive Rights states that half of the six million pregnancies in America …show more content…
She remembers them expressing how the play really “hit home”, portraying the struggles they face between choosing their career as an actress or going into motherhood. Many of these women chose to pursue their careers throughout their twenties and early thirties, and by the time they wanted to have children they faced many of the fertility issues present in the play. “The audiences were quick to laugh, finding the humor of the piece and not being quite as shocked by the content,” Beth said. She credits this to the more open public arena in Hollywood, where women feel less restricted to share their personal stories with one another. (Gudenrath) Some of the reviews posted on the Hollywood Fringe website state, “I thought Your Mother’s Vagina was stunning. It was brutally honest and hilarious about a subject that many people don’t feel confident sharing – Infertility”, and “For audience members who have been through the ringer of egg harvesting, miscarriages, unwanted pregnancies strained relations with mates or the unquenchable desire to become pregnant, Your Mother’s Vagina offers deep recognition, levity and a reminder that you’re not alone.” (Hollywood