Claiming Dignity: Reproductive Rights and The Law (2nd Edition)

Post Date: Monday, August 22, 2016

Claiming Dignity: Reproductive Rights and The Law (2^nd Edition)

Since the release of the first edition of ‘Claiming Dignity’, there has been much discussion on the idea of extending reproductive rights to cover the widest range of population. Although, in the past four years, since the publication of the first book, there has been awareness among classes and attempts to seek justice, little has changed. The mortality rates are still significant and the outdated Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 still continues to haunt the pregnant women.

In such a scenario, the present edition of the book encompasses a brief note on the various acts and statutes and the rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The book also takes a brief note of the various policy decisions of the Government and the health distribution system in the country, its success and failure. The book is designed to serve as a practical tool for the lawyers who are engaged in drafting reproductive rights petitions, developing human rights training and inspiring activists to drive meaning legal change. The present book is structured as a compilation of some important and landmark cases under various aspects that fall under the domain of reproductive rights. The book provides a detailed look at the case, the facts, the law, the arguments and the decision, all leading to a better understanding at the working of the law and the judiciary.