However, in Arkansas, a bill was passed in 2017 that made it so the person who impregnated an individual had to give permission for that person to obtain an abortion. When I argue that men should be engaged in the conversation around contraception and abortion, this is not what I mean. Laws like this are inappropriate and unethical. Toxic masculinity and oppressive gender stereotypes contribute to the divide. They allow for the ideas of “women’s health” and “men’s health” to persist without much discussion on how to bridge the gap.
