The Audacity of Choice: The Limitations of Reproductive Rights in West Africa
Posted: 1 Nov 2017
Date Written: October 31, 2017
Abstract
Do the discourses and practices surrounding reproductive rights lead to women having more reproductive freedoms? This project will look specifically at the application of reproductive rights through discursive and programmatic interventions in family planning throughout West Africa--a region with very low contraception prevalence. Based on preliminary data, I suggest that the interlinking of reproductive rights discourse and development practices (rights-based development) actually infringes on West African women's reproductive rights.
Keywords: West Africa, Human Rights, Development
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Harper-Shipman, Takiyah, The Audacity of Choice: The Limitations of Reproductive Rights in West Africa (October 31, 2017). 2018 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3062901
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