Other Non-Science Flashcards
Reproductive Justice, Maternal Disparities, Climate Change and Women's Health
What is the definition of trafficking?
Act + Means + Purpose
- Act: anyone who participates in any of:
- Recruitment
- Transport
- Transfer
- Harboring
- Receipt of persons
- Means
- Threat/force/coercion
- Abduction
- Fraud
- Deception
- Purpose (exploitation for:)
- Commercial sex
- Personal sex
- Forced labor
- Slavery/similar practices
- Removal of organs
How many people are internationally trafficked into the US each year for commercial sex exploitation?
14k - 17k
Why should heat wave warnings be targeted toward women?
Women are disproportionately affected by affects of heat waves
(And climate crises in general)
How many people globally are enslaved in human trafficking
>21 million
What are the two “typical” behavior patterns that people who are being trafficked may present?
- Anger, verbally or physically abusive, demanding
- Withdrawn, quiet, does not interact or react to stimuli
Do men or women tend to be more severely impacted by climate change?
Why?
Women
- More likely to die during hurricanes
- Lower life expectancy after surviving extreme weather
- Increased risk of violence and assault
- Increased risk of mood disorder
- Vector-bourne diseases that affect fetus during pregnancy affect mom
- More susceptible to impacts of heat
Summarize what Roe v Wade (1973) held (2 points)
- Women have a constitutional right to end their pregnancies
- It is unconstitiutional for states to ban abortion before viability
Why is water scarcity more of a women’s crisis than men’s?
Women usually have the household role of providing water
Water scarcity -> more time collecting water
A
- Healthcare disparity = difference in access*
- Health outcome disparity = difference in outcome*
Who is at an increased risk of sex trafficking?
- Victims of sexual abuse
- People in foster care, LGBT youth, runaway/throwaway youth
- Peoply with psychiatric or mental vulnerabilities
- Learning disabilities/cognitive delay
- Psychosis, depression, personality disorder
- Substance dependence
What is the difference between a health care disparity and a health outcome disparity?
Health care disparity = Population-specific difference in access to care
Health outcome disparity = Population-specific difference in health outcome
Health care disparities explain some, but not all, health outcome disparities
What accounts for most of the black-white disparity in neonatal mortality?
Preterm birth (80% of the gap)
What is reproductive freedom?
The right to not have children
A negative right
What are the components of reproductive justice?
- To not have children, AND
- To have children
- To parent your children with dignity
- To sexual autonomy & gender freedom
Postive right
Centers marginalized people
What did the Planned Parenthood v Casey decision state?
States can regulate/restrict abortion in any way that does not constitute an “undue burden”
(but somehow having to drive 500 miles and have a 24 hour waiting period and listen to fetal heartbeats and see the ultrasound aren’t undue burdens?!?)
