EnACT
No Bodily Autonomy
LEAD Facilitator
Natalie Hulseberg '22
LEAD Facilitator
Kavin Suhirtharen '22
Document Type
Presentation
Type
EnACT
UN Sustainable Development Goal
UNSDG #5: Gender Equality
Start Date
28-4-2021 10:35 AM
End Date
28-4-2021 10:55 AM
Abstract
Gender Equality is an overarching topic that America has been fighting for since 1848, and while some things have been addressed, others such as bodily integrity and bodily autonomy have not. The United States Constitution does not contain any specific provisions regarding the rights one has with respect to one’s physical body or the specific extent to which the state can act upon bodies. The topics of Abortion, Tubal ligation, among many other rising issues are not allowing women to have full bodily autonomy. We plan to implement an idea that will resurface as a bill, and then later a law that states women have full say over their bodily autonomy - meaning no one other than the woman herself can decide what is best when it comes to her body. As of right now, the government cannot force you to give blood or bone marrow to someone else, even to save the life of a baby. You cannot take organs from a dead person without their express prior consent, no matter how many lives it might save to do so. This is considered informed consent, and it protects all people from being forced to give their bodies to someone else. However, the ongoing issue is the restrictions placed on women when it comes to having their bodies for themselves. This bill will explain that under the law, like the informed consent law, women cannot and will not be forced to do anything they do not wish when it comes to bodily autonomy. This includes allowing abortions and allowing women to have tubal ligation without their husband’s consent. We wish to end the struggle for women’s rights that has been occurring since 1848.
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No Bodily Autonomy
Gender Equality is an overarching topic that America has been fighting for since 1848, and while some things have been addressed, others such as bodily integrity and bodily autonomy have not. The United States Constitution does not contain any specific provisions regarding the rights one has with respect to one’s physical body or the specific extent to which the state can act upon bodies. The topics of Abortion, Tubal ligation, among many other rising issues are not allowing women to have full bodily autonomy. We plan to implement an idea that will resurface as a bill, and then later a law that states women have full say over their bodily autonomy - meaning no one other than the woman herself can decide what is best when it comes to her body. As of right now, the government cannot force you to give blood or bone marrow to someone else, even to save the life of a baby. You cannot take organs from a dead person without their express prior consent, no matter how many lives it might save to do so. This is considered informed consent, and it protects all people from being forced to give their bodies to someone else. However, the ongoing issue is the restrictions placed on women when it comes to having their bodies for themselves. This bill will explain that under the law, like the informed consent law, women cannot and will not be forced to do anything they do not wish when it comes to bodily autonomy. This includes allowing abortions and allowing women to have tubal ligation without their husband’s consent. We wish to end the struggle for women’s rights that has been occurring since 1848.