Title: Reproductive justice : a global concern /
Authors: Chrisler, Joan C.
Publisher: Praeger,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Human reproduction Law and legislation.; Reproductive health Law and legislation.; Reproductive rights.; Women Legal status, laws, etc.; Reproductive Rights legislation & jurisprudence; Internationality; Reproductive Behavior; Women
Abstract: "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."--Provided by publisher.
Contents: The choice before the choice : partner selection is essential to reproductive justice / Makiko Kasai and S. Craig Rooney -- Female genital cutting around the globe : a matter of reproductive justice? / Virginia Braun -- Women's power in relationships : a matter of social justice / Kathryn L. Norsworthy, Margaret A. McLaren, and Laura D. Waterfield -- Sexual assault : a matter of reproductive justice / Thema Bryant-Davis, Shaquita Tillman, and Pamela A. Counts -- Reproductive injustice : the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls / Nancy M. Sidun -- STI prevention and control for women : a reproduce justice approach to understanding global women's experiences / Dionne P. Stephens, Vrushali Patil, and Tami L. Thomas -- Contraception and abortion : critical tools for achieving reproductive justice / Nancy Felipe Russo and Julia R. Steinberg -- Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies : matters of reproductive justice / Lisa R. Rubin and Aliza Phillips -- Pregnancy and prenatal care : a reproductive justice perspective / Lynda M. Sagrestano and Ruthbeth Finerman -- Birthing across cultures : toward the humanization of childbirth -- Sayaka Machizawa and Kayoko Hayashi -- Female feticide and infanticide : implications for reproductive justice / Ramaswami Mahalingam and Madeline Wachman -- Reproductive justice for women and infants : restoring women's postpartum health and infant-feeding option / Ingrid Johnston-Robledo and Allison Murray.