MA Svetlana Janković, Centre for promoting dialogue and tolerance Čačak, 2024
THREATENING THE RIGHTS, HEALTH, AND LIVES OF WOMEN WHILE PROTECTING THEIR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Review Paper DOI: 10.47152/ns2024.27
In: The right to life and body integrity Chapter 2: The right to life and bodily integrity in the context of family and sexual freedom, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade; Bar Association of Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Ed: Prof. Zoran Pavlović, PhD, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Law, Serbia; Ivana Stevanović, PhD, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research
ISBN: 978-86-80756-70-7 (IKSI)
ISBN: 978-86-905844-1-3 (AKV)
COBISS.SR-ID 153626889
Obstetric violence opened up as a topic in the Republic of Serbia at the beginning of 2022, when two women publicly announced their experi-ences: violence during an induced abortion, and serious health conse-quences after the death of the baby (four uterine ruptures). Encouraged by the story of those who came forward publicly in the media, hundreds of women shared their experiences of gynecological-obstetrical violence in Serbian maternity hospitals. Some repeated their story, some spoke for the first time; some have fresh memories, and some have experienced trau-matic events years before. The names of doctors and midwives, institutions, and cities differ, and the outcomes of difficult births differ. But in all these cases, two things are the same – trauma, the consequences of which women feel for a long time, and the silence of health workers and institutions. The conclusion contains proposals for possible solutions.
Keywords: reproductive health, medical treatments, gynecological-obstetric facilities, obstetric violence, legal protection.
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THREATENING THE RIGHTS, HEALTH, AND LIVES OF WOMEN WHILE PROTECTING THEIR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH