ABSTRACT
Women’s reproductive rights emerged as a key political and social policy issue in the very recent times. It owes its increasing conspicuousness to population control, human rights movements, and growing concerns about women and their reproductive health. Following the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (1979) (Appendix E), the World Conference on Human Rights ( 1993), the International Conference on Population and Development (1994), and the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995) (Appendix F) have contributed to the international recognition of the importance of women’s reproductive rights.
