reproductive health and women's lives in India
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Rao, Mohan > (ed.)
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6577 - B
- Thesaurus
- geboorteregeling, bevolkingspolitiek, reproductieve rechten, gezondheid, anticonceptie, mensenrechten, gender, India
- Description
- The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) at Cairo in 1994 brought about a shift in the way population is conceptualized. The emphasis shifted from maternal health and family planning to reproductive health and rights of women. In the introduction to the book a central question: 'Is India conducting the same population policy by other means? ' The collection of essays in this book is by journalists who explore a range of issues like: methods of birth control, reproductive rights, human rights and health in different groups of women: changing ideas about menopause and hormone replacement therapy: sterilization scandals: the impact of the new economic export companies on the health of women workers: women and AIDS: the declining age of marriage among Muslim girls: the introduction of sex education: and selective abortion.