Should violence**Over the lifetime of this project, language and terminology have been changing at local, national and international levels. As abortion only affects women and girls, the terms VAWG (violence against women and girls), and GBV (gender based violence) have been eschewed, and the more generic term ‘interpersonal violence (IPV)’ used in preference, to include both domestic and sexual violence, and which would cover other forms that might intersect with abortion (such as human trafficking or ‘honour’-based violence). Other terms are used if described by the specific services, policies o r papers. services be integrated within abortion care? A UK situation analysis
The prevalence of violence against women worldwide raises the question of the desirability and feasibility of integrating interpersonal violence (IPV) services within abortion care. By examining present services and context in an Inner London borough in the UK, this situation analysis explored the hypothesis that an established, integrated, health-based service (comprising raised awareness, staff training in routine IPV enquiry and referral to a community-based in-reach IPV service) would be transferable into abortion services. (Source: Reproductive Health Matters)
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - June 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Loveday Penn Kekana, Megan Hall, Silvia Motta, Susan Bewley Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research
Should violence**Over the lifetime of this project, language and terminology have been changing at local, national and international levels. As abortion only affects women and girls, the terms VAWG (violence against women and girls), and GBV (gender based violence) have been eschewed, and the more generic term ‘interpersonal violence (IPV)’ used in preference, to include both domestic and sexual violence, and which would cover other forms that might intersect with abortion (such as human trafficking or ‘honour’-based violence). Other terms are used if described by the specific services, policies or papers. services be integrated within abortion care? A UK situation analysis
The prevalence of violence against women worldwide raises the question of the desirability and feasibility of integrating interpersonal violence (IPV) services within abortion care. By examining present services and context in an Inner London borough in the UK, this situation analysis explored the hypothesis that an established, integrated, health-based service (comprising raised awareness, staff training in routine IPV enquiry and referral to a community-based in-reach IPV service) would be transferable into abortion services. (Source: Reproductive Health Matters)
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - June 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Loveday Penn Kekana, Megan Hall, Silvia Motta, Susan Bewley Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research
Invisible wounds: obstetric violence in the United States
In recent years, there has been growing public attention to a problem many US health institutions and providers disclaim: bullying and coercion of pregnant women during birth by health care personnel, known as obstetric violence. Through a series of real case studies, this article provides a legal practitioner ’s perspective on a systemic problem of institutionalized gender-based violence with only individual tort litigation as an avenue for redress, and even that largely out of reach for women. It provides an overview of the limitations of the civil justice system in addressing obstetric violence, and compares alternati...
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Farah Diaz-Tello Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research
Invisible wounds: obstetric violence in the United States
In recent years, there has been growing public attention to a problem many US health institutions and providers disclaim: bullying and coercion of pregnant women during birth by health care personnel, known as obstetric violence. Through a series of real case studies, this article provides a legal practitioner’s perspective on a systemic problem of institutionalized gender-based violence with only individual tort litigation as an avenue for redress, and even that largely out of reach for women. It provides an overview of the limitations of the civil justice system in addressing obstetric violence, and compares alternativ...
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Farah Diaz-Tello Source Type: research
Obstetric violence: a new framework for identifying challenges to maternal healthcare in Argentina
Argentina has recognized women ’s right to not be subjected to obstetric violence, the violence exercised by health personnel on the body and reproductive processes of pregnant women, as expressed through dehumanizing treatment, medicalization abuse, and the conversion of natural processes of reproduction into pathological ones . Argentina’s legislative decision to frame this abuse and mistreatment of women under the rubric of gender-based violence permits the identification of failures in both the healthcare system and women’s participation in society. (Source: Reproductive Health Matters)
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carlos Herrera Vacaflor Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research
Understanding women ’s experience of violence and the political economy of gender in conflict: the case of Syria
Political conflicts create significant risks for women, as new forms and pathways of violence emerge, and existing patterns of violence may get amplified and intensified. The systematic use of sexual violence as a tactic of war is well-documented. Emergent narratives from the Middle East also highlight increasing risk and incidence of violence among displaced populations in refugee camps in countries bordering states affected by conflict. However, much less is known about the changing nature of violence and associated risks and lived experiences of women across a continuum of violence faced within the country and across na...
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Khuloud Alsaba, Anuj Kapilashrami Tags: ISSUES IN CURRENT POLICY Source Type: research
Obstetric violence: a new framework for identifying challenges to maternal healthcare in Argentina
Argentina has recognized women’s right to not be subjected to obstetric violence, the violence exercised by health personnel on the body and reproductive processes of pregnant women, as expressed through dehumanizing treatment, medicalization abuse, and the conversion of natural processes of reproduction into pathological ones. Argentina’s legislative decision to frame this abuse and mistreatment of women under the rubric of gender-based violence permits the identification of failures in both the healthcare system and women’s participation in society. (Source: Reproductive Health Matters)
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carlos Herrera Vacaflor Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research
Understanding women’s experience of violence and the political economy of gender in conflict: the case of Syria
Political conflicts create significant risks for women, as new forms and pathways of violence emerge, and existing patterns of violence may get amplified and intensified. The systematic use of sexual violence as a tactic of war is well-documented. Emergent narratives from the Middle East also highlight increasing risk and incidence of violence among displaced populations in refugee camps in countries bordering states affected by conflict. However, much less is known about the changing nature of violence and associated risks and lived experiences of women across a continuum of violence faced within the country and across na...
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Khuloud Alsaba, Anuj Kapilashrami Tags: ISSUES IN CURRENT SERVICE DELIVERY Source Type: research
Sexual rights but not the right to health? Lesbian and bisexual women in South Africa ’s National Strategic Plans on HIV and STIs
Synergies between securing sexual rights and the right to health have been pursued where there are clear public health gains to be made, such as lowering incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). South Africa ’s 1996 Constitution outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and promoted the right to health. This qualitative health policy analysis sought to understand why and how interventions to improve sexual health of lesbian and bisexual women and address sexual violence were initially proposed in the HIV & AIDS and STI Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007 ‐2011 and why and ho...
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Felicity Daly, Neil Spicer, Samantha Willan Tags: ISSUES IN CURRENT POLICY Source Type: research
Sexual rights but not the right to health? Lesbian and bisexual women in South Africa’s National Strategic Plans on HIV and STIs
Synergies between securing sexual rights and the right to health have been pursued where there are clear public health gains to be made, such as lowering incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). South Africa’s 1996 Constitution outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and promoted the right to health. This qualitative health policy analysis sought to understand why and how interventions to improve sexual health of lesbian and bisexual women and address sexual violence were initially proposed in the HIV & AIDS and STI Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007‐2011 and why and how th...
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Felicity Daly, Neil Spicer, Samantha Willan Tags: ISSUES IN CURRENT POLICY Source Type: research
Out of the shadows? The inclusion of men and boys in conceptualisations of wartime sexual violence
This article analyses the changes that have occurred in these two fields in recent years. We argue that while a major shift towards including male victims in international policy on wartime sexual violence took place in 2013-2014, this development has yet to be consolidated in salient policy guidelines and handbooks. (Source: Reproductive Health Matters)
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - May 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Heleen Touquet, Ellen Gorris Tags: DISCUSSION Source Type: research
