The role of litigation in ensuring women's reproductive rights: An analysis of the Shanti Devi judgement in India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 20, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 21-30

  Kaur, Jameen ^a  

^a Human Rights Law Network   (India)

Author keywords

Human rights; India; Law and policy; Litigation; Maternal mortality; Reproductive rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW SUIT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84863851618     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39604-3     Document Type: Article

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