Description
Book SynopsisEvery woman in the world has the right to control her own body, plan her family, receive good quality medical care, and give birth to a healthy baby. This book takes a comprehensive look at the status of women's reproductive rights from a transnational, human-rights perspective.
Trade ReviewThis book provides a solid overview of what is included in the concept of women's reproductive justice and offers a starting point for those interested in exploring this topic. In sum, this is a volume that needs to exist. * Sex Roles *
Reproductive Justice: A Global Concern reflects and documents the maturation of an emerging perspective into a subfield. It should be widely read, used in teaching, and celebrated as an example of how psychology can be fully attentive to social structures and contexts, as well as contribute to understanding and addressing important social issues arising in women's most private and personal experiences worldwide. * PsycCRITIQUES *
Edited by feminist psychologist Joan Chrisler, the chapters are organically organized into twelve key issues that affect the overall well-being of women and girls worldwide. . . . Chrisler includes topics that are often not portrayed as — even though they clearly are — reproductive justice issues . . . In addition to expanding what reproductive justice means for the reader by including topics that are not often explicitly referred to as reproductive issues, the contributors partner heartbreaking stories and statistics with hopeful solutions, allowing the reader to become an active participant in the material. . . . [T]his much-needed endeavor largely succeeds in acknowledging the myriad issues, both domestic and global, that affect the overall well-being of women and girls . . . * Feminist Collections *
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Foreword,
Joy K. Rice, PhD Acknowledgments Introduction: What Is Reproductive Justice?
Joan C. Chrisler 1. The Choice before the Choice: Partner Selection Is Essential to Reproductive Justice
Makiko Kasai and S. Craig Rooney 2. Female Genital Cutting around the Globe: A Matter of Reproductive Justice?
Virginia Braun 3. Women's Power in Relationships: A Matter of Social Justice
Kathryn L. Norsworthy, Margaret A. McLaren, and Laura D. Waterfield 4. Sexual Assault: A Matter of Reproductive Justice
Thema Bryant-Davis, Shaquita Tillman, and Pamela A. Counts 5. Reproductive Injustice: The Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls
Nancy M. Sidun 6. STI Prevention and Control for Women: A Reproductive Justice Approach to Understanding Global Women's Experiences
Dionne P. Stephens, Vrushali Patil, and Tami L. Thomas 7. Contraception and Abortion: Critical Tools for Achieving Reproductive Justice
Nancy Felipe Russo and Julia R. Steinberg 8. Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Matters of Reproductive Justice
Lisa R. Rubin and Aliza Phillips 9. Pregnancy and Prenatal Care: A Reproductive Justice Perspective
Lynda M. Sagrestano and Ruthbeth Finerman 10. Birthing across Cultures: Toward the Humanization of Childbirth
Sayaka Machizawa and Kayoko Hayashi 11. Female Feticide and Infanticide: Implications for Reproductive Justice
Ramaswami Mahalingam and Madeline Wachman 12. Reproductive Justice for Women and Infants: Restoring Women's Postpartum Health and Infant-Feeding Options
Ingrid Johnston-Robledo and Allison Murray 13. Conclusion: An International View of Public Policy for Reproductive Justice
Janet Sigal, Florence L. Denmark, Amy Nadel, and Rebecca A. Petrie Afterword: What Can We Do to Help the World's Women Achieve Reproductive Justice?
Joan C. Chrisler Index About the Editor and Contributors
