Preventable Maternal Mortality another form of femicide?
By Dr Jessica Rucell, Expert Advisor, Gender Justice, Center for Applied Legal Studies
The focus on the vulnerability of pregnant women and persons, to gender based violence and femicide (GBVF), especially violence caused by the state due to lack of access to quality healthcare, including non-abusive services was an omission in the 2018 Summit. This omission was carried through into the Summit
The assault and neglect of women during pregnancy and childbirth can result in preventable maternal death, neonatal disability and newborn death. femicide? declaration, and the National Strategic Plan on GBVF that was launched in 2020. A focus on pregnant women and persons, is essential because GBV and sexual reproductive health (SRH) are intricately related. Girls and women can, and do become pregnant as a result of rape. Girls and women need access to safe termination of pregnancy services, prophylaxis such as the morning after pill, and PreP. Pregnant women and persons are physically and psychologically assaulted when seeking maternity care services.
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Dec 2022 | Collective Action Magazine
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