ABSTRACT
Those who believe reproductive freedom is a basic human
right are beginning to emerge from a long dark tunnel: for
the first time in human history, there are one or two
regions of the world where women enjoy social equality
with men, sexual autonomy, and freedom of reproductive
choice. In other, larger areas of the world change is occur-
ring and progress is being made, but elsewhere hundreds
of millions of women remain disadvantaged, often
exploited and sometimes emotionally or physically abused.
Where women are unjustly treated, men cannot reach
