Question 1

RU-486 (mifeprex TM) is a type of emergency contraception or "morning-after pill."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The contraceptive depo-provera:

Accepted Answer

A)  Consists of 6 flexible capsules inserted in the upper arm that release
Progestin 
B)  Is an intrauterine device that prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum 
C)  Is a flexible, transparent ring that is inserted into the vagina monthly 
D)  Is an injection of synthetic hormone that suppresses ovulation 
A)  Consists of 6 flexible capsules inserted in the upper arm that release
Progestin 
B)  Is an intrauterine device that prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum 
C)  Is a flexible, transparent ring that is inserted into the vagina monthly 
D)  Is an injection of synthetic hormone that suppresses ovulation

Question 3

The U.S. health care system is known as the best in the industrialized world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Reading "Doctors Need to Talk Openly about Race-Our Patients Depend on It" Aisha Wagner
-Aisha Wagner ("Doctors Need to Talk Openly about Race") notes that Black women are three times more likely to die because of pregnancy-related causes than White women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As a result of lawsuits associated with unanticipated side effects, the maker of Norplant no longer markets this device in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

EC or the "morning-after pill" was approved by the FDA in the late 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Native American women are among the largest group of women in U.S. society who have been sterilized against their will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Reading "On Forbidden Wombs and Transnational Reproductive Justice" Jallicia Jolly
-The term misogynoir was coined by Moya Bailey to describe the intersection of racism, misogyny, and anti-Blackness (Jallicia Jolly/"On Forbidden Wombs and Transnational Reproductive Justice").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Approximately 2,000 women become pregnant every year because of rape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Hyde Amendment and accompanying Supreme Court ruling (Beal v. Doe, 1977) gave the states the right to

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduce parental notification and consent laws prior for minors 
B)  Introduce viability tests prior to abortion 
C)  Decide whether Medicaid funds would be spent on abortion 
D)  Provide freedom of access to clinic entrances 
A)  Introduce parental notification and consent laws prior for minors 
B)  Introduce viability tests prior to abortion 
C)  Decide whether Medicaid funds would be spent on abortion 
D)  Provide freedom of access to clinic entrances

Question 11

Reading "Offline: Racism-The Pathology We Choose to Ignore" Richard Horton
-In "Offline," Richard Horton argues that politicians' racist rhetoric has a direct and negative impact on citizens' health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Reading "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Stories from Advocates in Brazil, India and South Africa" Sarah Combellick-Bidney
-In "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights," Sarah Combellick-Bidney argues that the issue of contemporary abortion rights is particularly complicate to navigate in India for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  A history of sex-selective abortions 
B)  Colonial laws preventing abortions 
C)  Lack of understanding about the need for safe abortions 
D)  The high rate of infertility among Indian women 
A)  A history of sex-selective abortions 
B)  Colonial laws preventing abortions 
C)  Lack of understanding about the need for safe abortions 
D)  The high rate of infertility among Indian women

Question 13

AIDS diagnoses for African American women are increasing at a lesser rate than those for white women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Reading "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Stories from Advocates in Brazil, India and South Africa" Sarah Combellick-Bidney
-Sarah Combellick-Bidney's article "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights" provides a comprehensive description of reproductive rights in the Global South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Reading "Performance of a Lifetime: On Invisible Illness, Gender, and Disbelief" Kate Horowitz
-On average, a woman in pain in the emergency room gets treated an average of 16 minutes faster than a man in pain in the emergency room (Kate Horowitz/"Performance of a Lifetime").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As a result of environmental toxins, the average man has 20% more testosterone than his father did 20 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When did the Supreme Court remove the ban on contraceptives for married persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Late nineteenth century 
B)  Right after World War I 
C)  Right after World War II 
D)  Mid 1960s 
A)  Late nineteenth century 
B)  Right after World War I 
C)  Right after World War II 
D)  Mid 1960s

Question 18

At least two-thirds of all women accessing an abortion would have an illegal abortion if the procedure was no longer legal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Whose motto is "pro-woman pro-life"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operation Rescue 
B)  National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) 
C)  Feminist Majority Foundation 
D)  Feminists for Life 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Operation Rescue 
B)  National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) 
C)  Feminist Majority Foundation 
D)  Feminists for Life 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

The 1992 Supreme Court ruling Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Accepted Answer

A)  Upheld parental notification 
B)  Upheld limitations on public spending on abortion 
C)  Provided for freedom of access to clinic entrances 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Upheld parental notification 
B)  Upheld limitations on public spending on abortion 
C)  Provided for freedom of access to clinic entrances 
D)  Both (a) and (b) 
E)  None of the above

RU-486 (mifeprex TM) is a type of emergency contraception or "morning-after pill."

The contraceptive depo-provera:

The U.S. health care system is known as the best in the industrialized world.

Reading "Doctors Need to Talk Openly about Race-Our Patients Depend on It" Aisha Wagner -Aisha Wagner ("Doctors Need to Talk Openly about Race") notes that Black women are three times more likely to die because of pregnancy-related causes than White women.

As a result of lawsuits associated with unanticipated side effects, the maker of Norplant no longer markets this device in the United States.

EC or the "morning-after pill" was approved by the FDA in the late 1990s.

Native American women are among the largest group of women in U.S. society who have been sterilized against their will.

Reading "On Forbidden Wombs and Transnational Reproductive Justice" Jallicia Jolly -The term misogynoir was coined by Moya Bailey to describe the intersection of racism, misogyny, and anti-Blackness (Jallicia Jolly/"On Forbidden Wombs and Transnational Reproductive Justice").

Approximately 2,000 women become pregnant every year because of rape.

The Hyde Amendment and accompanying Supreme Court ruling (Beal v. Doe, 1977) gave the states the right to

Reading "Offline: Racism-The Pathology We Choose to Ignore" Richard Horton -In "Offline," Richard Horton argues that politicians' racist rhetoric has a direct and negative impact on citizens' health.

AIDS diagnoses for African American women are increasing at a lesser rate than those for white women.

Reading "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Stories from Advocates in Brazil, India and South Africa" Sarah Combellick-Bidney -Sarah Combellick-Bidney's article "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights" provides a comprehensive description of reproductive rights in the Global South.

Reading "Performance of a Lifetime: On Invisible Illness, Gender, and Disbelief" Kate Horowitz -On average, a woman in pain in the emergency room gets treated an average of 16 minutes faster than a man in pain in the emergency room (Kate Horowitz/"Performance of a Lifetime").

As a result of environmental toxins, the average man has 20% more testosterone than his father did 20 years ago.

When did the Supreme Court remove the ban on contraceptives for married persons?

At least two-thirds of all women accessing an abortion would have an illegal abortion if the procedure was no longer legal.

Whose motto is "pro-woman pro-life"?

The 1992 Supreme Court ruling Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Womens and Gender Studies: Perspectives and Practices

Systems of Privilege and Inequality

Learning Gender

Inscribing Gender on the Body

Media and Culture

Sex, Power, and Intimacy

Family Systems, Family Lives

Work Inside and Outside the Home

Resisting Gender Violence

State, Law, and Social Policy

Religion and Spirituality

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

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Exam 7: Health and Reproductive Justice

RU-486 (mifeprex TM) is a type of emergency contraception or "morning-after pill."

The contraceptive depo-provera:

The U.S. health care system is known as the best in the industrialized world.

Reading "Doctors Need to Talk Openly about Race-Our Patients Depend on It" Aisha Wagner -Aisha Wagner ("Doctors Need to Talk Openly about Race") notes that Black women are three times more likely to die because of pregnancy-related causes than White women.

As a result of lawsuits associated with unanticipated side effects, the maker of Norplant no longer markets this device in the United States.

EC or the "morning-after pill" was approved by the FDA in the late 1990s.

Native American women are among the largest group of women in U.S. society who have been sterilized against their will.

Reading "On Forbidden Wombs and Transnational Reproductive Justice" Jallicia Jolly -The term misogynoir was coined by Moya Bailey to describe the intersection of racism, misogyny, and anti-Blackness (Jallicia Jolly/"On Forbidden Wombs and Transnational Reproductive Justice").

Approximately 2,000 women become pregnant every year because of rape.

The Hyde Amendment and accompanying Supreme Court ruling (Beal v. Doe, 1977) gave the states the right to

Reading "Offline: Racism-The Pathology We Choose to Ignore" Richard Horton -In "Offline," Richard Horton argues that politicians' racist rhetoric has a direct and negative impact on citizens' health.

AIDS diagnoses for African American women are increasing at a lesser rate than those for white women.

Reading "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Stories from Advocates in Brazil, India and South Africa" Sarah Combellick-Bidney -Sarah Combellick-Bidney's article "Reproductive Rights as Human Rights" provides a comprehensive description of reproductive rights in the Global South.

Reading "Performance of a Lifetime: On Invisible Illness, Gender, and Disbelief" Kate Horowitz -On average, a woman in pain in the emergency room gets treated an average of 16 minutes faster than a man in pain in the emergency room (Kate Horowitz/"Performance of a Lifetime").

As a result of environmental toxins, the average man has 20% more testosterone than his father did 20 years ago.

When did the Supreme Court remove the ban on contraceptives for married persons?

At least two-thirds of all women accessing an abortion would have an illegal abortion if the procedure was no longer legal.

Whose motto is "pro-woman pro-life"?

The 1992 Supreme Court ruling Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Womens and Gender Studies: Perspectives and Practices

Systems of Privilege and Inequality

Learning Gender

Inscribing Gender on the Body

Media and Culture

Sex, Power, and Intimacy

Family Systems, Family Lives

Work Inside and Outside the Home

Resisting Gender Violence

State, Law, and Social Policy

Religion and Spirituality

Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

Filters