By Cassie Stiftl LIFESTYLE DRUGS, BUDGET CUTS, AND NEOLIBERALISM: RESHAPING WOMEN’S RELATIONSHIPS TO ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
New oral contraceptives are being sold as lifestyle drugs Yaz Advertisements Seasonal Advertisements Cuts to public health care resources Planned Parenthood Medicare/Medicaid Debates over insurance coverage SHIFTING RELATIONSHIPS TO BIRTH CONTROL
I argue these shifts can be explained by the ever increasing dominance of neoliberal ideology and values in economic policy and political debates. Creating new products and markets Austerity politics and privatization However, these trends do not right the wrongs of stratified reproduction Classed and race notions of womanhood Unequal access to reproductive technologies HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE SHIFTS