The Choice of Contraception: the Fight and the Struggle
Children are beautiful, precious creatures that can bring so much love and joy into your life. However, children can also bring a lot of stress and anxiety into your life as well. Regardless of the joy or the stress they may bring, there is one thing that is for sure, the moment you realize a baby is coming into your life; it will be changed forever. So should this life changing decision not be a choice you had the opportunity to make? Well before the 1960s it was illegal to prevent pregnancy using contraception or consolidate it after using abortion (Dodd 411). But, thanks to the early activism of from pioneering individual and support from every wave of feminism movement the choice of …show more content…
She was born on October 19, 1881, in Cannington, Ontario ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Dr. Bagshaw was a pioneer in the Canadian medical industry at a time where women were not widely accepted ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Elizabeth established Canada 's first and illegal family planning clinic in Hamilton, Ontario in 1932 ("History of Family Planning in Canada."). She continuously received vast criticism from medical and religious communities ("History of Family Planning in Canada."). However, still carried on to be the clinic 's director for over 30 years ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Elizabeth Bagshaw was devoted to educating and supporting women and families so that they were not forced to have more children than they could physically, mentally and financially handle ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). The clinic finally became legalized in 1969, and at the age of 95, in 1976, Dr. Bagshaw decided to retire ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Before that, however, she was one of the oldest practicing physicians in Canada ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw, a founder of the Canadian Federation of Medical Women, has received numerous awards and honours over the years for great work in the medical industry ("Dr. …show more content…
When it comes to contraception, there are many different forms; such as condoms, birth control pills, diaphragms, or implants. But it is the birth control pill that is one of the most popular when it comes to types of contraception. There are both benefits and disadvantages to taking birth control. Benefits include it lowers the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer, normalizes irregular periods, lightens menstrual bleeding, and treats acne. (. Disadvantages to birth control include side effects such as headaches, nausea, bloating, mood swings, hair loss, weight gain. But another issue that can be observed with birth control is that there is a lot of the responsibility is put on women when taking the pill. When taking the pill, if a dosage is missed or taken the risk for pregnancy or health issues increases incorrectly. So this begs the question, why after centuries of the fight for contraception to be accepted, administered, and discussed, are we allowing ourselves to be enslaved to the very thing that is supposed to empower us? I think for the new generation, for the new wave, we should take the fight and the struggle out of our hands and into the men. Women should finally free to pursue our sexual desires without being bogged down by any stress. Women have done their part fought for their rights. Now it is the men 's turn. Just like women have strived for equality in the workplace, home, and everywhere else, it now for
Children are beautiful, precious creatures that can bring so much love and joy into your life. However, children can also bring a lot of stress and anxiety into your life as well. Regardless of the joy or the stress they may bring, there is one thing that is for sure, the moment you realize a baby is coming into your life; it will be changed forever. So should this life changing decision not be a choice you had the opportunity to make? Well before the 1960s it was illegal to prevent pregnancy using contraception or consolidate it after using abortion (Dodd 411). But, thanks to the early activism of from pioneering individual and support from every wave of feminism movement the choice of …show more content…
She was born on October 19, 1881, in Cannington, Ontario ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Dr. Bagshaw was a pioneer in the Canadian medical industry at a time where women were not widely accepted ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Elizabeth established Canada 's first and illegal family planning clinic in Hamilton, Ontario in 1932 ("History of Family Planning in Canada."). She continuously received vast criticism from medical and religious communities ("History of Family Planning in Canada."). However, still carried on to be the clinic 's director for over 30 years ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Elizabeth Bagshaw was devoted to educating and supporting women and families so that they were not forced to have more children than they could physically, mentally and financially handle ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). The clinic finally became legalized in 1969, and at the age of 95, in 1976, Dr. Bagshaw decided to retire ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Before that, however, she was one of the oldest practicing physicians in Canada ("Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame."). Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw, a founder of the Canadian Federation of Medical Women, has received numerous awards and honours over the years for great work in the medical industry ("Dr. …show more content…
When it comes to contraception, there are many different forms; such as condoms, birth control pills, diaphragms, or implants. But it is the birth control pill that is one of the most popular when it comes to types of contraception. There are both benefits and disadvantages to taking birth control. Benefits include it lowers the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer, normalizes irregular periods, lightens menstrual bleeding, and treats acne. (. Disadvantages to birth control include side effects such as headaches, nausea, bloating, mood swings, hair loss, weight gain. But another issue that can be observed with birth control is that there is a lot of the responsibility is put on women when taking the pill. When taking the pill, if a dosage is missed or taken the risk for pregnancy or health issues increases incorrectly. So this begs the question, why after centuries of the fight for contraception to be accepted, administered, and discussed, are we allowing ourselves to be enslaved to the very thing that is supposed to empower us? I think for the new generation, for the new wave, we should take the fight and the struggle out of our hands and into the men. Women should finally free to pursue our sexual desires without being bogged down by any stress. Women have done their part fought for their rights. Now it is the men 's turn. Just like women have strived for equality in the workplace, home, and everywhere else, it now for