Reproductive Justice
eBook - ePub

Reproductive Justice

A Global Concern

  1. 340 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Reproductive Justice

A Global Concern

About this book

Every woman in the world has the right to control her own body, plan her family, receive good quality medical care, and give birth to a healthy baby. This book takes a comprehensive look at the status of women's reproductive rights from a transnational, human-rights perspective. "Reproductive justice" is a relatively new term that underscores the fact that the existence of reproductive rights does not mean that women are able to exercise those rights. For women unable to exercise their rights for any number of reasons—a lack of available services where they live, lack of money or health insurance to pay for services, being forbidden by family members to seek services—the reality is they have no choices to make and possess little if any control over their own bodies, regardless of what the government states their "rights" are. Reproductive Justice: A Global Concern provides a comprehensive and integrated examination of the status of reproductive rights for the world's women, covering a wide range of reproductive rights issues. Topics include women's rights to determine their own sexuality and choose their own partners, rape, sex trafficking, fertility treatments and other assisted reproductive technologies, contraception and abortion, maternal and infant mortality, postpartum support, and breastfeeding.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780313393396
eBook ISBN
9798216138624
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Ethnic Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Series Foreword
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction: What Is Reproductive Justice?
  10. 1. The Choice before the Choice: Partner Selection Is Essential to Reproductive Justice
  11. 2. Female Genital Cutting around the Globe: A Matter of Reproductive Justice?
  12. 3. Women’s Power in Relationships: A Matter of Social Justice
  13. 4. Sexual Assault: A Matter of Reproductive Justice
  14. 5. Reproductive Injustice: The Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls
  15. 6. STI Prevention and Control for Women: A Reproductive Justice Approach to Understanding Global Women’s Experiences
  16. 7. Contraception and Abortion: Critical Tools for Achieving Reproductive Justice
  17. 8. Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Matters of Reproductive Justice
  18. 9. Pregnancy and Prenatal Care: A Reproductive Justice Perspective
  19. 10. Birthing across Cultures: Toward the Humanization of Childbirth
  20. 11. Female Feticide and Infanticide: Implications for Reproductive Justice
  21. 12. Reproductive Justice for Women and Infants: Restoring Women’s Postpartum Health and Infant-Feeding Options
  22. 13. Conclusion: An International View of Public Policy for Reproductive Justice
  23. Afterword: What Can We Do to Help the World’s Women Achieve Reproductive Justice?
  24. Index
  25. About the Editor and Contributors