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Realizing reproductive choice and rights: abortion and contraception in India.
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2003
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Reproductive StudiesFertilityContraceptive Non-useReproductive HealthAbortion PrevalenceReproductive EthicsReproductive Justice (Reproductive Medicine)Family PlanningReproductive ChoiceSocial SciencesContraceptionGender StudiesReproductive EthicPublic HealthAbortion RightsReproductive RightsSexual And Reproductive HealthPregnancy PreventionInfertilityUnwanted PregnanciesReproductive LawMaternal HealthFertility PolicySexual RightFeminist TheoryAbortionInternational CenterSociologyMedicineReproductive Justice (Black Feminist Studies)Women's HealthSocial Justice
The International Center for Research on Women designed and implemented an innovative large-scale household-based study in India in order to better understand the interrelationships of contraceptive options and abortion prevalence for women in developing countries. This study explores the domestic societal service-related and policy-related context of the occurrence and resolution of unwanted pregnancies among a sample of approximately 2400 women. It was conducted from 1999-2002 in the state of Madhya Pradesh in partnership with the International Institute for Population Studies Mumbai and the Government Medical College Nagpur. The central questions motivating the research were: How are womens reproductive rights and choice manifested in the decision-making processes that determine contraceptive use the occurrence of unwanted pregnancies and the resolution of unwanted pregnancies? Under what circumstances are the actions that women take--or fail to take--indicative of their ability to formulate and act upon reproductive choices? (excerpt)