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1. High Number of Women in Ice Custody Are Allegedly Being Subjected To Hysterectomies: (Feminism); ... Enforcement facility in Georgia, and several detained immigrants. Horrific. Forced sterilization is a cruel tool of white supremacy with a long, abominable history in this country. We need a Congressional ...; Created on 15 September 2020
2. WTF! OB/GYN Won't Let Woman Get Tubes Tied Without "Husband's Consen: (Feminism); ... of forced sterilization with its very dangerous racist not-so-distant past. There’s been a long history of women, especially black and indigenous women, being disregarded and not taken seriously when ...; Created on 26 February 2020
3. 3 Things We Learned from Ellen Page’s documentary “There’s Something in the Water” Trailer: (Movies); ... of forced sterilization of their indigenous population. Justin Trudeau himself has been idealized by liberals. He’s seen as an advocate for the people and the idea of what a leader should be. But it was ...; Created on 19 February 2020
4. "American Indian Stories" Showcases Zitkála-Šá's Wo: (Books); American Indian Stories By Zitkála-Šá (Modern Library) This collection of autobiographical writings, short stories, and poetry only scratches the surface of what Zitkála-Šá accomplished over ...; Created on 24 October 2019
5. Colorado Abortion Rates Keep Declining Because of Easier Access to Birth Control: (Feminism); Hmm, this is interesting! Is Colorado agreeing that giving women free birth control is a human right? Is Colorado proving that giving women and teens birth control is actually working? Is Colorado ...; Created on 22 October 2019
6. High Uranium Levels Found in Women from Navajo Nation: (Feminism); A federally funded study conducted by the University of New Mexico found that hundreds of Navajo women have dangerously high levels of uranium in their bodies. The study is extremely concerning considering ...; Created on 11 October 2019
7. Native Women's Equal Pay Day Raises Awareness About More Than Just Pay Inequit: (Feminism); ... Lima on Unsplash More from BUST 100 Indigenous Women Are Suing The Canadian Government Over Forced Sterilization It’s Equal Pay Day—But Not for All This Indigenous Woman Is Campaigning To Be The ...; Created on 23 September 2019
8. After Months On The Run From the Pakistani Government, Feminist Activist Gulalai Ismail Arrives In The U.S.: (Feminism); We covered Gulalai Ismail’s story a few weeks ago, when her whereabouts remained unknown. Now, after months of evading the Pakistani government with the help of an underground network, the feminist ...; Created on 20 September 2019
9. 100 Indigenous Women Are Suing The Canadian Government Over Forced Sterilization: (Feminism); Forced sterilization may sound like a draconian tactic from the distant, prejudiced past, but for Indigenous women in the US and Canada, it is very much a reality. In an article for Vice published ...; Created on 16 September 2019
10. "One Child Nation" Looks Into A Devastating Chapter In China's Recent Histo: (Movies); ... neighbors, and even a retired village official that was involved with enforcing the policy. She interviews people that abandoned their baby girls, doctors that were forced to perform sterilizations and ...; Created on 07 August 2019
11. Birth-Bashing and the Aesthetics of the Brazilian C-Section: (Feminism); Move aside, Brazilian Butt Lift, and say hello to the newest cultural obsession - the $10,000 Brazilian C-Section. In Brazil, the wealthy elite are spending thousands to turn their childbirths into ...; Created on 19 June 2019
12. It’s About Bloody Time: First U.S. Town to Publicly Provide Menstruation Products: (Feminism); ... are paving the way for greater equity. Top photo via Wikimedia Commons / גביע האלופותגביע האלופות More from BUST How To Have Your First Zero Waste Period Why Sterilization At 31 Was This Woman' ...; Created on 13 June 2019
13. Why Sterilization At 31 Was This Woman's Plan: (Living); ... to walk the dog around the block. And unlike my birth control, which has been a constant expense I had to budget for, my surgery was covered completely by my health care plan; sterilization, it turns out, ...; Created on 12 June 2019
14. Joe Biden Opposes Hyde Amendment—After Supporting It For Forty Years: (Feminism); ... “abortion or involuntary sterilization.” It remains a law to this day. According to the New York Times, he voted in support of the Hyde amendment—which must be renewed every year—a number of times, and ...; Created on 07 June 2019
15. Laverne Cox Wants Us To Use More Inclusive Language When Discussing Abortion: (Feminism); ... sperm. While it is possible to reverse these effects by ceasing hormone replacement therapy, in some cases sterilization can be permanent. This is just one of several examples that Clements offers. They ...; Created on 22 May 2019
16. Cornflake Christians: Women Are Being Subjected To Female Genital Mutilation In The Heart Of America: (Feminism); ... cosmetically “fix” their genitals as infants or young children. These surgeries can range from conventional sex assignment surgeries to sterilization. Nearly all of these irreversible procedures are performed ...; Created on 08 April 2019
17. 16 Days NYC Is Shifting The Narrative Around Gender-Based Violence: (Living); ... feeling like they can’t report, because if they do, police officers can and do arrest them. It’s white feminism. It’s the way white feminism demands to be centered. It’s forced sterilization of Latinx, ...; Created on 07 December 2018
18. Feminist documentarians with their own production company: (Movies); ... sterilizations on hundreds of Latina women at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center throughout the '60s and '70s. Kate also directed her own short film in 2012 called Abaayo/Sister, which followed the ...; Created on 26 April 2017
19. 6 Reasons You Should Get An IUD Before January 20, 2017: (Sex); ... Court. IUDs have a low rate of failure: 0.2-0.8%, according to the CDC; for comparison, the pill’s failure rate is 9%, condoms are 18%, and female sterilization is 0.5%. If you don’t want to have a child ...; Created on 09 November 2016
20. Male Birth Control Study Discontinued because Cis Men Don't Have the Balls for Contraceptio: (Feminism); ... first hormonal birth control studies were conducted on Puerto Rican women in the 1950s, many of whom had no idea that they were being dosed with contraceptives, and some of whom were made to undergo sterilization ...; Created on 02 November 2016

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