And suffragettes put bombs in mailboxes and threw their bodies under horses. 2nd wave feminists were far more "anti-man" than modern feminists (there aren't too many political lesbians nowadays). The "peaceful protest" that people recall so fondly rarely was so peaceful but is instead used as a cudgel to resist all change today by claiming that activists aren't "doing it right".
And you think that had a positive effect on women's suffrage?
> 2nd wave feminists were far more "anti-man" than modern feminists
Well so what? Was suppressing men an actual tactic that contributed to progress?
It wasn't obtained through asking politely.
> The campaign was halted at the outbreak of war in August 1914 without having brought about votes for women, as suffragettes pledged to pause their campaigning to aid the nation's war effort.
> The extent to which suffragette militancy contributed to the eventual enfranchisement of women in 1918 has been debated by historians, although the consensus of historical opinion is that the militant campaign was not effective.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_...
In the U.S. there is still a major fight for women's reproductive rights, with frequent backsliding (TX is the most extreme recent example).
> All of this progress has occurred without any of the radical discrimatory tactics that are used today.
Every step toward restoring human rights to marginalized groups has been labeled radical (because technically it is radical compared to the status quo) and must come at the expense of some privilege that others hold. Privilege, however, is not a human right and therefore not something inherently worthy of protection.
The other side argues that the fetus (usually called "unborn") have independent heartbeats and unique DNA, and as such have their own right to life. That is why they use the term "pro-life".
This seems to be the crux of our entire political situation as a country (has been for awhile, though certainly feels amplified the past 15 years).
Ask, talk to, or overhear any of the people in texas who support the bill, and not one of them will give a damn about, or even consider as an issue, "control over female reproduction". That is your concern, not theirs.