ABSTRACT

The book is organized into four thematic parts: the continuing impacts of colonization on gendered and racialized bodies in terms of sexual and reproductive health; interactions between the state, the law, and sexual and reproductive experiences; the ways in which migration shapes sexual and reproductive health experiences; and feminist engagement with transnational politics. Within these themes, case studies and specific reproductive and sexual health issues are highlighted. These include sex selective abortion and son preference, the mental and physical health needs of migrant women, indigenous rights, population control and family planning policies, and the criminalization of abortion. Contributors include activists working on the ground as well as scholars and researchers.