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Population policy forum. Redefining survival.

N Toubia

    Conscience (Washington, D.C.)
    |September 1, 1991
    PubMed
    Summary

    Feminist advocacy for women's reproductive health requires strategic engagement with existing family planning programs. Empowering women through access to contraception is crucial for their well-being and societal advancement.

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    Area of Science:

    • Feminist theory and reproductive health policy.
    • Socioeconomics of women's empowerment.
    • Public health and family planning.

    Background:

    • Critique of the necessity for a distinct feminist population policy.
    • Childbearing as a social/economic necessity impacting women's health.
    • Acknowledging the pragmatic interest of economic powers in family planning.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To argue for strategic engagement with family planning programs rather than a separate feminist population policy.
    • To highlight the importance of contraception for women's empowerment and reproductive health.
    • To propose a two-pronged feminist strategy for resource allocation and program development.

    Main Methods:

    • Critical analysis of existing feminist perspectives on population policy.
    Keywords:
    ContraceptionContraceptive UsageEconomic FactorsFamily PlanningPhilosophical OverviewPolicyPopulation Policy--womenReproductionReproductive Period--womenSocial PolicySocioeconomic FactorsWomen's Status

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  • Argumentation based on pragmatic considerations of resource allocation.
  • Proposal for developing feminist capabilities in technical argumentation and organizational strategy.

    • Main Results:

    • Contraceptive access is vital for women's reproductive health and empowerment.
    • External economic interests favor family planning, offering an avenue for resource acquisition.
    • Feminist strategies must bridge the gap between women's needs and external funding priorities.

    Conclusions:

    • Feminists should leverage existing family planning frameworks for women's empowerment.
    • Developing technical expertise to link contraception with broader women's needs is essential.
    • Creating autonomous feminist organizations is key to directing resources effectively for women's benefit.