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"Repeal all abortion laws" is a slogan used by The Woman's National Abortion Action Coalition (WONAAC), a group that believes women control their own reproductive rights and should have access to reproductive healthcare. The group organized a march of over 3,000 women on November 20th, 1971, in Washington, D.C., to support the repeal of abortion and contraception laws. Similar marches occurred in San Francisco, Paris, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, and Italy.

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The anti-abortion or "pro-life" movement began as a response to the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1960s, in which feminists argued that abortion's illegality removed a woman's autonomy over her own body. Several states including Pennsylvania, California, and Massachusetts started chapters of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) by 1970 in order to monitor abortion legislation. The movement did not truly gain national prominence until 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman's right to an abortion could not be restricted by the government. The landmark case was a major blow to the pro-life movement, and motivated anti-abortion activists to mobilize and transform abortion into a political issue.

The pro-life movement has been overwhelmingly Christian, and is governed by the belief that life begins at conception and abortion results in the termination of that life. Throughout the 1970s, the NRLC and other pro-life organizations attempted to pass several bills that would have reversed the Supreme Court's ruling but were unsuccessful. Today, their goals involve state-by-state legislation limiting the situations in which abortions are possible with the ultimate goal still being the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

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The slogan, "Abortion Exploits Women", is used by people who believe that abortions do not liberate women, but instead leave them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. They believe that having the option pressures a woman to abort, or gives the opportunity to men to pressure a woman into an abortion. The organization, "Students for Life of America" (SFLA), is a pro-life organization that believes in this idea. This organization believes that abortion negatively affects a woman’s health and that legalizing abortions does not help women. 

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This pro-choice button was sponsored by the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA), which was a Trotskyist youth group of the Socialist Workers Party in the U.S. It was founded in 1960 and was dissolved in 1992 due to lack of membership. The button supports the notion that obtaining a safe and legal abortion should be every woman’s right and that the decision is not up to the law or any other entity.

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Banned Books Week is organized annually by the American Library Association to celebrate the freedom to read. Each year, the American Library Association develops promotional material, including buttons. This button with the robots and the slogan ‘Free Your Mind’ was part of the promotional material for the 2011 event.

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During Jimmy Carter's successful 1976 campaign for president against incumbent Republican Gerald Ford, he received significant support from important figures in the world of rock music. Carter, a former state senator and governor of Georgia, was not well known at a national level and ran as a Washington outsider, aligning himself with reform and change. Support from popular rock musicians and others within the industry fed into that image.  

Rock performers and producers appreciated Carter's support for anti-piracy legislation as the governor of Georgia and were drawn to his "plain speech" and emphasis on change (Harris, 1975). Carter actively courted the rock community, attending concerts, dropping in on recording sessions, and notably hosting a breakfast for Bob Dylan, rock concert promoter Bill Graham, Capricorn Records founder Phil Walden, and others in Atlanta in 1974 (Harris, 1975). Of the impact of the support of the Allman brothers on his 1976 campaign, Carter said, "When the Allman brothers, back in 1976, adopted me and began to let the nation know that I was okay with them, most people said, 'Well if he's OK with the Allman Brothers then he must be qualified to be president'" (Wilkinson, 2016).

(n.d.) "United States presidential election, 1976." Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1976

Harris, Art. (1975, December 4.) "Candidate Jimmy Carter: Rock's Good Ol' Boy." Rolling Stone, 201. Retrieved from http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/candidate-jimmy-carter-rocks-good-ol-boy-19751204. 

Wilkinson, James. (2016, May 14.) "Jimmy Carter gives honorary degree to Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman." Daily Mail. Retreived from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3591041/Jimmy-Carter-helps-bestow-degree-rock-star-Gregg-Allman.html

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This is a campaign button from the 1976 presidential election in support of the Prohibition Party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees, Benjamin C. Bubar from Maine and Earl F. Dodge from Colorado. The Prohibition Party is best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcohol and was integral in the temperance movement. It is the oldest existing third political party in the U.S. After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 it declined rapidly and only earned 518 votes in the 2012 presidential election. Benjamin Bubar was an ordained minister who actively supported the temperance movement. Earl Dodge went on to be the party’s presidential nominee from 1984 to 2000.

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Planned Parenthood is a national organization that delivers reproductive health care and sex education to men and women throughout the world. They have over 650 health centers throughout the U.S. that provide a range of care, including contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and screening for cervical cancer. Planned Parenthood also advocates for legislation that makes comprehensive reproductive and sexual care and education accessible for all Americans.

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Drug abuse is the misuse of drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medicines. It can negatively interfere with the person’s self-control. Drug use can affect the person’s brain, which leads to the person becoming less able to enjoy hobbies such as social activities. Long-term use could also affect the person’s ability to learning, judgment, decision making, stress, memory, and behavior. Drug addiction is unpredictable, as a combination of factors such as genetic, environmental, and developmental factors influences the risk.

Although treatment for drug addiction isn’t curable, it can be manageable. Research shows that patients can recover from drug abuse by combining treatment medicines with behavior therapy. Drug abuse can also be preventable. People can spread awareness to prevent drug abuse by hosting prevention programs through schools, families, communities, and social media. Educating people about the risks of drug use plays a crucial role in preventing drug addiction and abuse.