Margaret Sanger On Abortion

Margaret Higgins Sanger believed that abortion should be the choice of female. She started the first birth control clinic of the United States in 1916. She was an activist for women and fought hard for their right to give birth when they decide to so they can lead healthier lives verses being told they cannot have abortions when they get have a baby. She was in the forefront for women rights, when it comes to women right to choose when they want to give birth through her books, writings, speeches and her nursing skills. She was born September14, 1879 in Coruing, New York, she was the sixth of eleven children who survived her mother 18 pregnancies in 22 years. Her mother died at 49 years old and Margaret spent most of her younger

Women was still considered as homemakers which should stay at home have babies and keep house. It was out of place for women and activists to be discussing women rights as far as birth control rights. Margaret was so adamant because she had helped many women give birth and seen firsthand the struggle they were going through. She expressed how are all babies are not wanted when the get here. Some women are too poor and would like to make the choice of when they have a child. Others were handicapped or the children was born handicapped. In the article by (Bone, 2010) “Margaret Sänger, for example, used a variety of media to express her ideas, both publicly and privately, on the topic of birth control. During her early advocacy years, Sänger incorporated a variety of rhetorical tactics to persuade her audience to participate in the birth control movement; however, she relied on one primary tactic to begin the private discussion of family planning: storytelling. Sanger's stories of real and hypothetical situations helped shift the conversation of contraception from the subaltern counterpublic, through the counterpublic, and eventually into the public sphere.” In those days it just wasn’t acceptable for women to be what they considered radical. Women was held down by the government, male counterparts, society and cultural. She believed all women should have the right to

She has been credited by many awards and even today has an award named after her given to individuals of distinction whom are still furthering her work for reproductive leadership and reproductive health. It came with a lot of sacrifice and even going to jail for a period of time for what she believed in. She gave her life experiences for a greater good to help other women. Today she is still credited for being a pioneer in the birth control laws in the United States. In those times her fight helped and encouraged women to be more independent and express their rights. The first key was for them to know their rights and through her efforts to educate and guide people in the direction that women have these rights is a brilliant act of kindness and humanitarian. Planned parenthood movement is upon us in the twentieth century. Planned parenthood today according to (planned parenthood, 2015) “It provides support for the health, education, and advocacy missions of its 61 affiliates nationwide, which operate approximately 700 health centers in almost every state. Each year, Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers provide health care including routine gynecological exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, contraceptive services, abortion care, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment,