1970s+lifestyles+and+social+trends

=__Life in the 1970s__ = Life in the 1970s was full of events and social movements such as the [|Patient Rights Movement]and the NOW Movement( National Organization for Women). Many of these events ended with a victory for their rights while some resulted in failures that ruined the rest of the lives of the people that were in that catagory.

**__[|The Patient Rights Movement]:__** Was a movement to assist the rights of the patient against medical authorities, and incorporated ideas of conformed consent, the right to refuse medical treatment, the right to see one’s medical records, the rights to participate in decisions about one’s care, and the right to a hearing before commitment to mental institutions. One of the first expressions of patient rights came when the American Hospital Association developed a patient bill of rights in 1973. Among the 12 patient rights enumerated were the rights to appropriate care, to full and accurate information about their medical situation, to refuse medical care, and to privacy. All accredited hospitals are expected to abide by this bill of rights. 

**__NOW ( National Organization for Women):__**The NOW organization was an organization that focused focused on three issues for women, The Reproductive Rights, ERA (Equal Rights Movement), and [|The Lesbian Rights]. The NOW also focussed on the abused women that suffered from physical and verbal abuse, the women that may have had bad histories, and the women that didn't have enough care or support from others to live properly. [|The Reproductive Rights]were supported by NOW so that reproductive rights were issues of life and death for women, not just mere matters of choice. NOW fully supported access to safe and legal abortion, effective birth control, emergency contraception, reproductive health services, and education for all women. NOW opposed attempts to restrict these rights through legislation, regulation, or Constitutional amendment. Section 1. Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. NOW committed to fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all areas, including employment, housing, public accommodations, health services, child custody and military policies. NOW also committed to educational efforts that combat the adverse effects of homophobia, promote positive images in the media and ultimately ensure civil rights protection for all. NOW asserted the right of lesbians to live their lives with dignity and security, and the rights of equal marriage for all. The 1970s marked television's accommodation and adjustment to changing technology and competition. It was the beginning of a number of trends that transferred the power base from the national networks to local stations and increased competition for the growing diversity of channels. Technology and deregulation placed emphasis on the marketplace—a marketplace both local and national. The technology of recording, satellite, Electronic News Gathering (ENG), and Electronic Field Production (EFP) helped pass control from the network to the local stations. Here the local stations had been dependent upon the network to cover a nationally breaking news story.
 * **__The Reproductive Rights__ **
 * **__ERA(Equal Rights Movement):__ **
 * **__Lesbian Rights:__ **
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