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Using Human Rights to Change Tradition
Corinne A. A. Packer
其他書名
Traditional Practices Harmful to Women's Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
出版Intersentia nv, 2002
主題Health & Fitness / Women's HealthLaw / GeneralLaw / JurisprudencePolitical Science / Civil RightsSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Women's Studies
ISBN90509522679789050952262
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=H2KoFmggBjMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Traditional practices (such as female circumcision, various birthing methods and early pregnancy) expected of, and maintained by, women in sub-Saharan African continue relatively unabated. So, too, does the harm these pose to women, including increased risks of maternal mortality, reproductive ill-health and transmission of HIV/AIDS. Human rights standards and discourses have been used as a means towards their end. This study seeks to establish the strengths and weaknesses of the human rights approach within the specific context of sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on women as a group and their reproductive health.