Women, religious fundamentalism and reproductive rights

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 12-20

  Feldman, Rayah ^a   Clark, Kate ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0006858659     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(96)90297-9     Document Type: Article

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3. Women Against Fundamentalism was founded in 1989 to combat fundamentalism in all religions.
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