Womens Health
June 17th, 2009 | by admin |
The control of womens reproductive function.
There have been many arguments about the right of the woman to their body and control towards their reproductive functions.
Womenâ??s reproductive health has been the subject of many discussions for sometime now.Do women have rights to control their reproductive functions? Womenâ??s reproductive health has been the subject of many discussions for sometime now. There have been many arguments about the right of the woman to their body and control towards their reproductive functions.
For the more conservative sectors of society, a womenâ??s reproductive health should not be a subject to control from the woman herself to by any other person. According to the fundamentalistsâ?? point of view, the reproductive function of a woman is natural phenomenon that should not be interfered with by anybody.
However, this point of view have been vigorously opposed by the more liberal sectors of society stating that a person has the right to control his or her own body thus if the woman do not want to have children, society should respect her decision.
What do women say over this issue? The opinions of women all over the world varies when it comes to reproductive health. Some would tend to take the side of the conservative sector and some are more liberal. For the more liberal women, taking a stand on womenâ??s reproductive health issue could be very emotional. It cannot be denied that most women will need to give so much once they have children. In some cases, women will need to give up their dreams and their careers especially when their children would need extra care and attention as in the case of special children. In most developing countries, issues on womenâ??s reproductive health take on a broader dimension because of poverty. Poverty in developing countries has the face of a woman attached to it.
Women bear the brunt of economic deprivation that issues on womenâ??s reproductive health takes on a more economic, social and political dimensions. Womenâ??s reproductive health in these parts of the world is not just about having children and having diseases connected to the women reproductive organs.
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Bob Taylor
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5 Responses to “Womens Health”
By whatwhat on Jun 17, 2009 | Reply
womens health?
what is a women who has contributed to womens health?
(any time frame)
please and thank you!!
also you do not have to give links or add extra details just the name
By christopher592862 on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
Marie Stopes
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By xo379 on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
–Clara Barton (1821 – 1912) nurse during the Civil War, founded American Red Cross
–Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 – 1997) Princess of Wales and active in the fight against AIDS and land mines
–Catherine Beecher (1800-1852)–Beecher was a dedicated advocate of education for women. Beecher founded the Hartford Female Seminary in 1827 and later opened schools in western towns to train women to be teachers and strong mothers. Her 1869 book, The American Woman’s Home, gave basic information on child rearing, housekeeping, and cooking. She endorsed exercise, non-restrictive clothes, fresh air, and good food to develop healthy women able to raise educated citizens.
–Mae Jemison (1956-)–With a medical degree from Cornell University, Dr. Jemison spent three years as a Peace Corps Medical Officer in West Africa, and then worked in a refugee camp in Thailand. In 1992, now a NASA astronaut, she participated aboard Spacelab-J, the cooperative mission between the U.S. and Japan that conducted life science experiments in space. Jemison now pursues health care and science projects related to women and minorities.
–Susan Love (1948-)–Women's Health and Breast Cancer Research Expert: A founder of the breast cancer advocacy movement, Dr. Love co-founded the National Breast Cancer Coalition which includes more than 200 organizations and thousands of members devoted to gathering input from breast cancer advocates as well as obtaining federal funding for research. As a surgeon and author, Love encourages physicians to listen more closely to their patients.
–Monique Mehta (b. 1973)
Executive Director of the Third Wave Foundation
Monique Mehta graduated from Colgate University with a concentration in Sociology and Women’s Studies. Working effectively as a grassroots organizer she helped women and their families deal with compelling problems that included immigrant issues, reproductive health, violence against women, human trafficking, homelessness and organizing low-wage workers.
–Patsy Mink (1927-2002)
Congresswoman, Women's Rights Activist
Mink, the first Asian American elected to Congress, served 12 terms in Congress, beginning in 1965. She helped draft and win passage of Title IX in 1972. She was a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971. She authored legislation for the Women's Educational Equity Act in 1973. Mink worked for women's rights, health, labor, education and environmental issues; she opposed capital punishment and the Vietnam War.
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http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/timeline.htm
http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/biographycenter.php
By cin2win on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
Marie Curie
November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
Polish
She was a pioneer in the early field of radioactivity, later becoming the first two-time Nobel laureate and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences (physics and chemistry). She also became the first woman appointed to teach at the Sorbonne. Together with her husband, she was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903, for their study into the spontaneous radiation discovered by Becquerel, who was awarded the other half of the Prize. In 1911 she received a second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry\, in recognition of her work in radioactivity
Florence Nightingale, OM
May 12,1820 – August 13, 1910
PHYSICIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRIST, SURGEONS…
Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett (1836-1917) English physician
Barton, Clara (1821-1912) US humanitarian
Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910) US physician, author
Blackwell, Emily (1826-1910) US physician, author
Brothers, Joyce (1928-____) US psychologist, author
Calderone, Mary Steichen (1904-1998) US physician, author
Carter, Lillian (1898-1983) US nurse, first mother
Davis, Adelle (1904-1974) US nutritionist, author
Delany, Annie Elizabeth (1891-1995) US dentist
Deutsch, Helene (1884-1982) US psychoanalyst
Field, Joanna (1900-____) English psychologist
Fisher, M. F. K. (1908-1992) U.S. culinary expert, author
Hinkle, Beatrice (1874-1953) US psychiatrist
Horney, Karen (1885-1952) US psychoanalyst, writer
Kenny, Elizabeth (1886-1952) Australian nurse
Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth (1926-____) Swiss-USA psychiatrist
Ramey, Estelle (1917- ____) US physician, physiologist
Singer, June () US doctor
Suyin, Han (1917-____) Chinese writer, physician
Westheimer, Ruth (1928-____) German-born USA psychiatrist, author, lecturer
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By mischa on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
florence nightengale- nursing
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