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From population control to reproductive rights

Feminist Fault Lines

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ID3972284
AuthorsRosalind Pollack Petchesky (corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume3
Issue6
Pages152-161
Publication date1995-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/0968-8080(95)90172-8
OpenAlexW2090922437
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited1

The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994 enshrines an almost-feminist vision of reproductive rights and gender equality in place of the old population control discourse but retains a mainstream model of development under which that vision cannot possibly be realised. This 'fault line' is highly dangerous for feminists, because it configures a gap between the politics of the body, sexuality and reproduction and the politics of social development and global economic transformation. An analysis that makes explicit the concrete links between macro-economic policies and the materialisation of reproductive and sexual rights for all the world's women is needed.RésuméL'auteur explique dans cet article que le Programme d'Action de la Conférence internationale de 1994 sur la Population et le Développement comporte une vision quasi-féministe des droits en matière de santé génésique et de l'égalité des sexes en lieu et place des vieilles théories du contrôle démographique et retient un modèle dominant de développement dans lequel une telle vision ne peut se réaliser. Cette 'ligne de faille' est extrèmement dangereuse pour les féministes, du Nord en particulier, parce qu'elle trace un fossé entre les politiques du corps, de la sexualité et de la reproduction et les politiques de développement social et de transformation économique générale. Elle marque aussi la séparation des principales divisions politiques dans le monde actuel, réfléchissant la domination continue des institutions et pays donateurs du Nord. Mais en tant qu'événement historique pour les femmes, elle a suscité l'opposition d'une alliance insolite entre le Vatican, ses états clients, et certains gouvernements du Moyen-Orient. Il serait nécessaire de procéder à une analyse explicitant les liens concrets entre les politiques macroéconomiques et la matérialisation des droits sexuels et génésiques de toutes les femmes du monde.ResumenDe acuerdo a este ensayo, el Programa de Acción de la Conferencia International sobre Población y Desarrollo de 1994 consagra una visión cuasifeminista de los derechos reproductivos y de la igualdad entre los sexes en lugar de la antigua retórica sobre control de población, pero mantiene un modelo de desarrollo tradicional bajo el cual la realización de dicha visión resulta imposible. Dicha falla es sumamente peligrosa para las feministas, particularmente las de los países del norte, porque crea una brecha entre la política del cuerpo, la sexualidad y la reproducción y la política del desarrollo social y la transformación económica mundial. Demarca también las principales divisiones politicas en el mundo actual, reflejando el continuo dominio de los países e instituciones donantes del norte. Sin embargo, como logro histórico para la mujer, ha provocado también la oposición de una alianza poco común formada por el Vaticano, los países que suscriben la vision del mismo, y algunos gobiernos del Medio Oriente. Es necesario un análisis que explore explícitamente los vinculos concretos entre las politicas macro-económicas y la materialización de los derechos reproductivos y sexuales para las mujeres de todo el mundo

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Citation span1997 - 2026 (30)
Highly citedNo

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