War on Women
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Recent legislative shifts and policy changes suggest a growing trend of restrictions disproportionately affecting women’s rights and freedoms. These changes, spanning areas such as reproductive rights, legal identity, and marriage laws, illustrate a broader rollback of gender equity. At the same time, the growing push for full decriminalization of sex work—framed as a win for women’s rights—raises serious concerns about whether this movement truly serves women or merely benefits those who profit from their exploitation.
Abortion
One of the most visible and controversial battlegrounds is abortion access. New restrictions across multiple states have dramatically curtailed reproductive rights, forcing women to either travel long distances for care or carry unwanted pregnancies to term. The increasing criminalization of abortion providers and those seeking care has placed women in precarious and often dangerous situations. This effort to control women’s reproductive choices is part of a broader agenda that limits their autonomy over their own bodies and futures.
No-Fly List
New policies affecting name changes after marriage have complicated travel for women. A recent modification to no-fly list regulations makes it harder for women who change their last names upon marriage to update their documents, subjecting them to additional scrutiny and bureaucratic hurdles. This seemingly small adjustment disproportionately affects married women and reinforces outdated notions of identity control. The additional red tape turns what should be a simple personal decision into an administrative nightmare, adding yet another layer of inconvenience and oversight to women’s lives.
The Erasure of Women in Language
Efforts to promote equity and inclusion have, paradoxically, resulted in the erasure of the word "women" in medical and social research. By replacing gendered language with neutral terminology, some policies unintentionally obscure the unique issues women face in healthcare, workplace dynamics, and legal protections. While inclusivity is crucial, sidelining gender-specific discussions can hinder addressing systemic issues affecting women. If we cannot name the problem, how can we fight against it?
The Attack on No-Fault Divorce
Several states are reconsidering no-fault divorce laws, requiring spouses seeking separation to prove wrongdoing. This shift disproportionately harms women, who are more likely to initiate divorce for reasons such as financial independence, domestic violence, or incompatibility. By making divorce harder to obtain, these changes could trap women in unhealthy or abusive relationships, rolling back decades of progress in marital autonomy. Additionally, no-fault divorce decreases marital violence and women’s suicide and murder rates. Instead of providing women with options for safety and independence, these changes reinforce the idea that marriage should be an unbreakable contract, no matter the cost to the individuals involved. When they changed it to no-fault divorce, suicide and murder rates went down.
Conclusion
Taken together, these policy shifts—whether restricting reproductive freedom, complicating bureaucratic processes, erasing gendered language, or making divorce more difficult—reflect a concerted effort to limit women’s rights, autonomy, and visibility. It makes one wonder how decrim will impact women—how could one not be uncertain with everything else happening? We live in uncertain times. Protecting women requires vigilance, activism, and a refusal to accept economic and social conditions that trap us in cycles of control—whether through marriage laws, reproductive restrictions, or the commodification of sex itself.
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