Essays about: "Reproductive Autonomy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Reproductive Autonomy.

  1. 1. “Black Wombs Matter" : A Case Study of the Maternal Deaths of Black Women in the US, Based on the Documentary Aftershock

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Eva Maggy Mireille Meignen; [2023]
    Keywords : Black Maternal Mortality - United States of America - Unequal Health Care - Pregnancy-Related Death - Redlining - Segregation - Social Determinants of Health - Abortion - Access to Health - Bias - Location - Change - “Black Wombs Matter” - Reproductive Rights – Black American Imprisonment;

    Abstract : The maternal mortality rate in the USA is the highest in the industrialized world. Black women in the USA are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy and childbirth-related health issues than their white counterparts. According to 2017–2019 data from the CDC, 80% of these deaths are preventable. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Politics of Periods; A qualitative study of the right to gender equality — through knowledge about menstrual health

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clara Reich Zackrisson; [2022]
    Keywords : Menstrual Health; Women’s Health; Menstrual Cycle; Menstruation; Gender Equality; Liberal Feminism; Human Rights; Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Autonomy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study examines periods as a question of politics, by highlighting experts’ views on knowledge about menstrual health in Sweden, from a feminist and human rights perspective. Previous studies have indicated that knowledge regarding menstrual health is lacking, hindering women’s from achieving fundamental human rights. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reproductive experiences of women with unapproved birth under one child policy in G city in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Yan Zhuo; [2022]
    Keywords : Family planning policy; one child policy; reproductive experiences.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In China, after implementing the family planning policy in 1979, a huge group of women with unapproved birth were formed. However, the academic research on them are very limited. READ MORE

  5. 4. When Symbols Strike : The role of symbols and visual media for online activism, networks, and connection in the Women’s Strike in Poland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Gabriella Gut; [2021]
    Keywords : visuals; symbols; visual media; social movements; online activism; networks; connection; reproductive rights; feminism; solidarity; Women’s Strike; Poland; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The case study in focus for this research is the Women’s Strike in Poland movement during its articulation in late 2020. This movement was organized to campaign for reproductive rights and women’s rights in Poland after a restrictive abortion law was proposed in 2016, put into motion in 2020, and passed in 2021. READ MORE

  6. 5. Maternal Health And Rights: How The New Abortion Bill Has Impacted Women's Reproductive Rights in Chile

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Anna Correia; [2020]
    Keywords : Reproductive Rights; Abortion; Chile; Maternal Health; Women s Rights;

    Abstract : Every woman has the right to have autonomy over their body. This thesis explores the theoretical basis of the consequences of being denied an abortion, where conscientious objection is a vital cause. READ MORE