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Safe Abortion and the Global Political Economy of Reproductive Rights

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocates are joining the call for global economic justice, while drawing attention to the neglect of SRHR in the Millennium Development Goals. At the same time, abortion and other core SRHR issues are coming to the fore in specialized and influential arenas concerned with HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, humanitarian response, and human rights. A strategic response is required from the SRHR movement.

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Acknowledgements

I acknowledge the helpful comments on earlier versions of this article from Maria de Bruyn, Leila Hessini, Charlotte Hord, and Elizabeth Maguire.

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Crane, B. Safe Abortion and the Global Political Economy of Reproductive Rights. Development 48, 85–91 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1100183

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