Essays about: "reproductive health law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words reproductive health law.

1. 1. “THE ENDLESS BATTLE” France's Path to Legalizing Abortion : The Spiral Approach

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Tannaz Horri Farahani; [2023]
   Keywords : France; Abortion law; Feminist movements; Social change; Human rights; Spiral model.;

   Abstract : This abstract provides a concise summary of the thesis, which examines the evolution of abortion laws in France and the intersection of women's rights, feminism, and healthcare. It emphasizes the shift from a complete ban on abortion to legalization and analyses the factors contributing to this social change, focusing on the role of feminist movements and women's rights activists. 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. Strategies within and against resistance : A case study of pro-choice advocates’ strategies to pursue a progressive abortion law in Poland in relation to their oppositional forces

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Malin Hedenskog; [2021]
   Keywords : Abortion; pro-choice advocates; Poland; oppositional dynamics; resistance; feminist movements’ strategies;

   Abstract : Although there is a growing international consensus of adopting progressive abortion laws, we also see a backlash of reproductive health regulation across the globe, for example in Poland. In contrast to the existing literature on abortion in Poland, this thesis explores pro-choice advocates’ strategies in relation to their oppositional forces. READ MORE

5. 4. “I will never go back”: a thematic content analysis of Zimbabwean disabled women's sexual and reproductive rights

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lina Lodenius; [2020]
   Keywords : Compulsory able-bodiedness; Disability; Normate; Othering; Women; Zimbabwe;

   Abstract : This thesis is a thematic content analysis, looking at how compulsory able-bodiedness affects Zimbabwean disabled women’s ability to practice their reproductive- and sexual rights. Zimbabwe is an optimal case to apply this study in, due to its contradictory legislation and high amounts of human rights violations. READ MORE

6. 5. Access to Safe and Legal Abortion- a Human Right? : A study of the protection for access to Safe and Legal abortion within Public International Law

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Frank; [2020]
   Keywords : Public International Law; Human Rights; Women s Rights; Abortion; Safe and Legal Abortion; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;

   Abstract : Abortion is a controversial issue. It is subject of heated debates stemming from morality and ethics. Abortion is also, however, a question of rights. Access to abortion weighs the rights of the foetus against the rights of the mother. READ MORE