The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India. It includes powerful insight into the conditions and hard choices faced by women and the circumstances surrounding unplanned pregnancies. It explores the connections among poverty, violence, barriers to access, and the politics and strategies involved in abortion law reform. The contributors analyze these issues within the broader conflicts surrounding women's status, gender roles, religion, nationalism and modernity, as well as the global politics of reproductive health.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Berghahn Books
ISBN-13
9780857457950
eBay Product ID (ePID)
129082588
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Physical Education
Author
Andrea Whittaker
Publication Name
Abortion in Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Zoology, Biology, Healthcare System
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
270 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
363g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives