As society redevelops and progresses to keep pace with the ever-changing dynamics of its citizens, social movements are an available outlet for making changes within the law . Social movement is a broad term and can often have specific goals and objectives in mind when seeking to mobilize the law. "Social movements are collective actors or groups that seek a common goal or express a common identity; goals may include states, corporations, corporations, and/or social norms and values. They may be conservative or progressive" (Hilson, 2002). We must accept that social movements do not always seek a goal but express an identity. Social movements make demands in relation to the law or on the basis of the law. Social movements argue deliberately and proactively when they make a case with a different set of goals in mind. An example of legal mobilization through a social movement would be the affirmation of women's rights regarding abortion. Women have the right to choose whether they want to reproduce or not and through the use of social movements we have seen the laws progressively change. “Legal mobilization is how collective actors such as social movements draw on and use the law to achieve their goals or express their identity” (Hilson, 2002). Women have mobilized their rights by using the language of the law to claim that their rights are being violated. Legal mobilization can be described and interpreted in many different ways depending on the situation and how you are trying to change the law. Critical legal studies and legal realism ascertain that when there is a certain law that is ineffective it is necessary to mobilize it to encourage change. Legal mobilization can be viewed as progressive or regressive d...... middle of paper ......ons, 1-228.Gable, L. (2010). Reproductive health as a human right. Case Western Reserve Law Review vol. 60, No.4, 957-996. Hilson, C. (2002). New social movements: the role of legal opportunities. Journal of European Public Policy Vol. 9, no. 2, 238-255.Joffe, C. (1987). Abortion and anti-feminism. Politics and Society vol. 15, no. 2, 207-212. Outshoorn, J. (2012). Assessing the impact of women's movements. Women's Studies International Forum 35, 147-149. Rohlinger, D. (2013, March 4). Go forward or stay still? The battle over abortion in the 21st century. Retrieved from Mobilizing Ideas: http://mobilizingideas.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/moving-forward-or-standing-still-the-battle-over-abortion-in-the-21st-century/West, R (2009). From choice to reproductive justice: deconstitutionalizing the right to abortion. The Yale Law Journal Vol. 118, n. 7, 1394-1432.