Sexual and reproductive rights at the United Nations: Frustration or fulfilment?

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 19, Issue 38, 2011, Pages 102-118

  Miller, Alice M ^a   Roseman, Mindy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Human rights; Reproductive rights; Sexual rights; United Nations

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; INDUCED ABORTION; LAW; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXISM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED NATIONS;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; POLITICS; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 82355194715     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(11)38585-0     Document Type: Article

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