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Informationen zum Autor Lyn Boyd-Judson is director of the Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics at the University of Southern California.Patrick James is Dornsife Dean's Professor of International Relations and director of the Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California. Klappentext Women's Global Health: Norms and State Policies is a comprehensive assessment of the health of women around the globe that will inform debates underway in the fields of ethics, women's studies, and international studies. Through case studies of the United Nations, Sweden, the Nerthlands, Germany, Mozambique, Tanzania, the United States, Iran, Sri Lanka, and India, this book examines how the laws and policies of a nation-state affect women's health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Women's Global Health, Norms and State PoliciesLyn Boyd-Judson and Patrick JamesChapter 2: Gender Equity-United NationsClosing the Gender Gap in Global Health: Norms, International Aid, and Outcomes for Women's HealthDebra L. DeLaetChapter 3: Prostitution and Trafficking-Sweden, Netherlands, and GermanySocial Norms and Policies on Prostitution and Trafficking: Swedish, Dutch, and German EvidenceNadejda Marinova and Patrick James Chapter 4: Abortion Legality-Mozambique and TanzaniaMorality, Legality, and Health: The Influence of the Grounds of Abortion Legality on Abortion-Related Health IssuesLaura SjobergChapter 5: Global Gag Rule on Abortion Speech-United StatesUS Family Planning Policy and Domestic Divisions: Implications for Women's Reproductive HealthKaren L. BairdChapter 6: Breastfeeding and the Role of the State-IranState Policies Restricting Access to Infant Formula: Ethics and Impact on Women's and Children's HealthLeah R. Perlman and Kathryn RobertsChapter 7: Government Cash Incentives for Institutional Deliveries-India Ethics and Global Health Promotion: The Government-Sponsored Janani Suraksha Yojana Maternal Health Financing Scheme in India Katherine Ba-Thike and Ayushi GummadiChapter 8: Expanding Dimensions of Women's Health-Sri Lanka 'Beyond Reproduction': A New Shift in Women's Health in Sri Lanka? Darshi ThoradeniyaChapter 9: What Have We Learned?Patrick James and Lyn Boyd-Judson...
