Reproductive Health and Politics in U.s. History
Introduction to the history of reproductive health and politics in the U.S. from the late 19th century to present, using primary sources, films, and news coverage.
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What you’ll be able to do
Analyze contemporary issues and debates in reproductive politics using historical context.
Summarize how reproductive experiences have been shaped by categories of social difference.
Describe the clinical relevance of the laws and public policies that influence reproductive health, medical care, and autonomy.
Explain the historical links between medical understandings of reproduction in the past and contemporary approaches to reproductive medicine.
Critically analyze the role medical professionals have played in shaping reproductive experiences and decisions historically.
Articulate the differences between different paradigms of reproductive politics, including reproductive choice, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice.
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Introduction to the history of reproductive health and politics in the United States from the late 19th century through the present using a range of sources, including primary source documents, films, historical analyses, and contemporary news coverage. Topics include reproductive experiences under slavery, the professionalization of obstetrics and gynecology, midwifery, the criminalization of abortion, the eugenics movement, reproductive freedom and justice movements, population control, and assisted reproductive technologies.
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- Reproductive experiences under slavery, professionalization of obstetrics/gynecology, midwifery, and criminalization of abortion.
- Eugenics movement, reproductive freedom and justice movements, population control, and assisted reproductive technologies.
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- Critical analysis of contemporary reproductive politics and the historical role of medical professionals.
- Summarizing the impact of social difference on reproductive experiences and articulating differing political paradigms.
- Describing clinical relevance of reproductive laws and explaining historical links to contemporary medicine.
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