The Question of Reproductive Rights in France

Explores the legalization of abortion & contraception in France in light of the unusual repressiveness of earlier French policy controlling procreation, linked to concern from the political Left to the Right over a declining birthrate. Survey data collected in 1988 from French females ages 18-49...

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Published inEstudos feministas Vol. 2; pp. 79 - 85
Main Author Ferrand, Michele
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published 01.01.1994
Subjects
Abortion
Birth Control
Decriminalization
Fertility
France
Sexual Reproduction
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Summary:Explores the legalization of abortion & contraception in France in light of the unusual repressiveness of earlier French policy controlling procreation, linked to concern from the political Left to the Right over a declining birthrate. Survey data collected in 1988 from French females ages 18-49 indicate that now only 2% of French females run the risk of an unwanted pregnancy; birth control practices in France differ from those of Brazil & Canada in preferences for the pill & in disfavoring sterilization for convenience. A paradoxical decrease in births & increase in the number of mothers is linked to a shift of outlook from a notion of an ideal number of children to one of an ideal time to have children; it is noted that 84% of mothers of 2 children do not want a third child. J. Hitchcock
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ISSN:0104-026X