CHSS 632

About this course

This course explores the history of laws and policies that have shaped the field of sexual and reproductive health and justice. Students will learn about the legal, political and policy approaches to gender, race and sexuality from colonial times through the Jim Crow Era. They will investigate the range of Supreme Court decisions and related laws that have shaped birth control and abortion access, public programs, and LGBTQ rights. They will discuss the most recent court decisions and political and policy efforts that have changed the course of sexual and reproductive rights and justice.