Thursday, February 7, 2013

What kind of impact did Margaret Sanger have on the ideals linked to abortion

Margaret Sanger dedicated her life to giving women the same opportunity as men in determining when to have a kid. She did this through trying to legalize birth control. Contraception was denied to women at the time she lived. Sanger sought to change these ideals in hopes for the improvement of rights overall for women. She used civil disobedience as a main resource in creating change. She opened up birth control family clinics, and fought to end the one package law. Birth control was illegal so obviously her clinic was illegal as well. She ended up opening over 300 clinics though. Sangers actions showed how being self reliant and using civil disobedience can create change. People who are trying to eliminate abortion are trying to eliminate what Sanger fought for 120 years ago. Sanger taught women to fight for rights. Her impact, and courage had a profound impact on more than abortion, but on the power, and possibilities women of the time had. Although she was not officially part of the new women movement the way she fought for what she believed in was inspirational and can be directly linked. Even though most girls could not tell you who Margaret Sanger is her impact on the people of the time and abortion changed the impact of women in America even to this day.

1 comment:

  1. Why was contraception denied? What was the argument of those that Sanger was fighting against? What kind of civil disobedience did she use? What were the consequences of those actions?
    Your last sentence just talks about an impact without defining what kind.

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