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Reproductive Rights Dr. Haghighatjoo 2010
Women’s Health & UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ,[object Object]
Reducing child mortality
Improving maternal health
Combating HIV/AIDS
Key questions : reproductive health ,[object Object]
Can she have sexual relations without fearing infection or unwanted pregnancy?
Can she choose whether or not to have children?
Can she go through pregnancy & childbirth safely?
Can she obtain safe contraceptives?
Can she access information on reproductive health?
Definitions: ,[object Object]
State of “complete physical, mental & social well-being”; not just the “absence of disease or infirmity”  (World Health Organization)
Reproduction:
process of generating offspring
Family planning:
program to regulate number, timing, and spacing of children in family through contraception or other birth control methods ,[object Object]
Challenges for Women ,[object Object]
Reproductive health problems remain the leading cause of ill health & death for women of child-bearing age (ages 15-49) (UNFPA)
Poor women suffer disproportionately from: ,[object Object]
Maternal death & disabilities
(see example of fistulas in West Africa, H&J)
Sexually transmitted infections (HIV & more)
Gender-based violence
Family Planning as Human Rights ,[object Object]
It was acknowledged that family planning is a human right
Couples should be able to freely decide how many children they want and the spacing of those children
Health & Women’s Agency “… Good health is essential to leading a  productive and fulfilling life, and the right of all women to control all aspects of their health, in particular their own fertility, is basic to empowerment.” ,[object Object]
Foundations in Human Rights & Development Under CEDAW women are accorded basic rights related to health: ,[object Object]
Not be discriminated against in the field of health care
Transnational Feminist Issue ,[object Object]
Because of the intimate relationship between women’s reproductive choice and their status, power, and health
Symptoms of Women’s Unequal Rights ,[object Object]
To make informed decisions regarding their reproductive health
Maternal Mortality ,[object Object]

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  1. http://www.unfpa.org/gender/resources1.htm