The Center for Reproductive Rights. (ed.). 2004. Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives: South Asia.The Center for Reproductive Rights. (ed.). 2004. Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives: South Asia. 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 : Center for Reproductive Rights. 242 p. The 'Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Lives' series is intended to give advocates and policymakers a fuller view of the laws and policies governing women's lives to better enable legal and policy reforms and implementation of laws that will improve women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. and lives. This present publication is on South Asia, covering Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The introduction takes a look at critical issues of the reproductive rights in South Asia and possible interventions. 1)'Setting the Stage: The Legal and Political Framework' has chapters discussing the structure of national and local governments, the judicial branch, the role of civil society and NGOs, and domestic and international sources of law and policy 2) 'Examining Reproductive Health and Rights' has chapters discussing A) general health laws and policies and their objectives, e.g. the infrastructure and financing of costs of healthcare services, as well as regulations concerning healthcare providers and reproductive technologies, and patients' rights The legal interests of persons who submit to medical treatment. For many years, common medical practice meant that physicians made decisions for their patients. This paternalistic view has gradually been supplanted by one promoting patient autonomy, whereby patients and ; B) reproductive health laws and policies, e.g. family planning family planning Use of measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children within a family, largely to curb population growth and ensure each family’s access to limited resources. , maternal health, abortion, and sexually transmissible transmissible /trans·mis·si·ble/ (trans-mis´i-b'l) capable of being transmitted. trans·mis·si·ble adj. Capable of being conveyed from one person to another. infections, including HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ; and C) population and population policy 3) 'Legal Status of Women' has chapters on the rights to gender equality and non-discrimination, citizenship, rights within marriage, economic and social rights, and the right to physical integrity. 4) 'Focusing on the Rights of a Special Group: Adolescents' include chapters on reproductive health, marriage, education, and sexual offences against minors. Source: The Center for Reproductive Rights, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, USA. |
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