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Themed symposium: sexual and reproductive health rights and justice -- tracking the relationship (JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE)

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posted on 2023-06-09, 22:31 authored by Maya UnnithanMaya Unnithan, C Heitmeyer, S Madhok, S L Pigg
1. (No abstract for Intro) 2. In this paper we draw attention to the difficulty of accessing reproductive rights in the absence of effective state and legal guarantees for gender equity and citizenship, and argue that if reproductive rights are to be meaningful interventions on the ground, they must be reframed in terms of reproductive justice. Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Rajasthan, Northwest India, we track two dynamic legal aid interventions on reproductive health rights in India, concerned with domestic violence and maternal mortality respectively, that have sought to fill this existing gap between ineffective state policies and the rhetoric on reproductive rights. Through an analysis of these interventions, we propose that requirements of reproductive justice cannot be met through discrete or private, albeit creative legal initiatives, pursued by individuals or civil society organisations but must involve comprehensive policies as well as strategies and alliances between state, non-state, transnational organisations and progressive political groups.

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Taylor & Francis

Issue

10

Volume

16

ISBN

0000000000

Series

Culture, Health and Sexuality

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  • Anthropology Publications

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his is an edited book edited by M Unnithan, C Heitmeyer, S Madhok, S L Pigg

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Editors

M Unnithan, C Heitmeyer, S Madhok, S L Pigg

Legacy Posted Date

2021-01-12

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-03-03

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