Cook, Rebecca J.; Dickens, Bernard M.; Fathalla, Mahmoud. 2003. Reproductive Health and Human Rights: Integrating Medicine, Ethics, and Law.Cook, Rebecca J.; Dickens, Bernard M.; Fathalla, Mahmoud. 2003. Reproductive Health Within the framework of WHO's definition of health[1] as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene and Human Rights: Integrating Medicine, Ethics, and Law. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 554 p. This book is written by three of the leading experts in the medical, legal, and ethical advancement of the human right to healthcare in general and to women's reproductive health in particular. Part I sets out the elements of the medical healthcare system, and the ethical, legal, and human rights dimensions of reproductive and sexual health. It goes on to analyse 15 representative case studies drawn from different regions of the world and experiences that women frequently face. The authors examine the medical background and the ethical, legal, and human rights aspects of each case, charting options for response at the levels of clinical care and health system development. In addition, they suggest ways for health service providers, working together as professionals and in collaboration with others in their communities, to address the social factors that create disadvantage and distress in Part II. The third and last part contains data and sources, including tables on national data on fertility rates, contraceptive use, maternal health Maternal health care is a concept that encompasses preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care. Goals of preconception care can include providing health promotion, screening and interventions for women of reproductive age to reduce risk factors that might affect future pregnancies. status and services, and HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence, as well as on estimated prevalence of female genital mutilation female genital mutilation: see circumcision. , and data on abortion mortality and complications. The World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki For the political accords, see . . There is also another Declaration of Helsinki, dealing with the Information Society.[1] Introduction The Declaration of Helsinki,[2] was developed by the World Medical Association[3] on Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects is included; a list of Human Rights Treaties and UN Conference Documents, Human Rights relating to reproductive and sexual health, State Parties to Human Rights Treaties, and General Recommendations and Comments by Human Rights Treaty Committees are also listed. Source: Oxford University Press Inc., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Website: www.oup.com |
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