A Rights Based Approach to Reproductive Health in Zimbabwe

This book investigates how the right to reproductive health amongst adolescent girls in Zimbabwe has been conceptualised. The rights based approach to development is adopted as the legal paradigm in attempting to analyse the legal complexities of adolescent girls `s reproductive rights in Zimbabwe. The legal, political, economic and social dynamics surrounding the understanding of reproductive human rights of adolescent girls are fully explored, drawing attention to the role of...
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This book investigates how the right to reproductive health amongst adolescent girls in Zimbabwe has been conceptualised. The rights based approach to development is adopted as the legal paradigm in attempting to analyse the legal complexities of adolescent girls `s reproductive rights in Zimbabwe. The legal, political, economic and social dynamics surrounding the understanding of reproductive human rights of adolescent girls are fully explored, drawing attention to the role of culture, education and religion in a complex society. The inquiry reflects how the democratic genesis of reproductive rights should be understood using legal and non legal parameters that are emebedded in the language of human rights.