Health and Reproductive Justice

HIV/AIDS

100

What does HIV / AIDs stand for?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

200

How many women have HIV/AIDs in the U.S?

Today, women account for 1 in 5 (20%) of HIV infections in the U.S.

300

True or False: There's a test for women to take home and check for HIV infections within 30 minutes.

Rapid Test/OraQuick

Gender Gap in Pain

100

What does Androcentrism mean?

Androcentrism is putting men at the center and relegating women to outsiders in society

200

True or False: Men and women biologically respond the same way to all medicines.

False

300

"Doctors and researchers increasingly understand that there can be striking variations in the way men and women respond to drugs, many of which are tested almost exclusively on males...[FDA] was cutting in half the prescribed dose of Ambient for women, who remained drowsy for longer than men after taking the drug" - The Gender Gap in Pain, Laurie Edwards (2013)

Considering this quote, what challenges do women face in the drug prescription industry, and how do these challenges translate into health and reproductive justice?

Reproductive Justice

100

What is Reproductive Justice?

The complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full achievement and protection of women's human right.

200

True or False: More than half of the state in the U.S require accurate, safe sexual education.

False

300

True or False: Transgendered individuals are included in the fight for Health and Reproductive Justice

True

Reproductive Technology

100

What does A.R.T stand for?

Assisted Reproductive Technology; "Includes all fertility treatments in which both the egg and sperm are handled." - CDC

200

True or False: The use of ART increases the risk of a multiple birth delivery.

True

300

“Consider the contemporary use of IVF of artificial insemination by donor (AID) by lesbians and disabled, single, minority, and post-menopausal women. The use of reproductive technologies by these groups has extended reproduction to women who have historically been denied access because of their “difference.””-WVFV pg. 407

Considering this quote, what are your views on the use of assisted reproductive technology?