{"id":866,"date":"2025-04-24T15:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/?post_type=csat-story-chapter&#038;p=866"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T01:51:31","slug":"why-do-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-matter","status":"publish","type":"csat-story-chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/story\/why-do-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-split-content wp-block-csat-blocks-split-content-outer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-container animate-me\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-split-content\">\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-split-content-inner vertical-center contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-split-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The subject of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) continues to dominate the media as governments around the world remove and limit SRHR for women and for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Barriers to equitable access to sexual and reproductive health services, limiting school-based sex education, and policies on gender identity have increasingly become hotly debated issues in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SRHR are not only vital to the health of women and girls but also play an important role in achieving gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exploration of the career of Dr. Marion Powell provides a detailed look at a pivotal time in the history of the family planning movement in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As SRHR continues to advance and evolve in our country, it is important to be knowledgeable about these issues. The more you understand about its history, the more you will be able to make informed decisions, advocate for policy changes, and fully participate in discussions about the future of SRHR in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-split-content-inner vertical-top contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-split-content-inner\">\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1788\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-1123\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/birth-control-from-the-dr-marion-powell-fonds\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"1123\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1788\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A collection of vintage birth control products arranged neatly on a flat surface. The items include pill packets, contraceptive sponges, condoms, product packaging with diverse designs, and a nametag that reads Dr. Marion Powell. Colors range from bright red, pink, and yellow to understated off-white. Each product features labeling or branding text.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866.jpg 1788w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-500x376.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-532x400.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-306x230.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/11-x-14-bcbc-poster-colour-correction-e1748483460866-705x530.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1788px) 100vw, 1788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">A selection of birth control from the Dr. Marion Powell fonds.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":1115,"template":"","class_list":["post-866","csat-story-chapter","type-csat-story-chapter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":866,"fr":3295},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/csat-story-chapter"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3085,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/866\/revisions\/3085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}