Women's Right to Reproductive Self-Determination from the Perspective of Civil Law

This book explores the issue of abortion and women's rights in contemporary China. With a vast population, China's government has pursued controversial policies, such as the One Child Policy, in the past. Today, a rapidly urbanizing society is aging quickly, and the policies are loosening; but what are the implications for Chinese women, and how do policies compare to those in the West? In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Jiang eludicates the Chinese legal and social history of abortion for the first time in English. This book will be of interest to lawyers, NGO researchers, feminists and academics.

Gives an overview of how Chinese law has regarded abortion Explains changes to the one-child policy and demographic transformation Advocates a feminist law on abortion in China

Autorentext

Weijun Jiang is a researcher at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and holds a PhD in law from Beijing Normal University. She is among China's foremost scholars on reproductive policy and the law.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Women's Right to Reproductive Self-Determination.- Chapter 2 The Theoretical and Practical Basis of Women's Right to Reproductive Self-Determination.- Chapter 3 The Premise for Women's Exercise of the Right to Reproductive Self-DeterminationMedical Institutions' Obligation of Notification.- Chapter 4 Women's Exercise of the Right to Reproductive Self-DeterminationCentered on the Capacity of Self-Determination.- Chapter 5 Restrictions on Women's Right to Reproductive Self-DeterminationBased on Medical Reasons and Ethical Review.- Chapter 6 Restrictions on Women's Right to Reproductive Self-Determination to Protect Personality.