Reproductive Autonomy of Women in India: A Socio-legal Analysis

Shraddha Gaikwad

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4572

Reproductive Autonomy of Women in India: A Socio-legal Analysis

Author(s)	Shraddha Gaikwad
Country	India
Abstract	Indian reality pertaining to pregnancy and reproductive justice is different as the traditional values, myths and patriarchal role assumed by the society paves way for undermining the decision-making capacity of the women within a family setup. They are considered subordinate to their male counterparts and are having less power in relationships due to many factors like economic, political, and socio-cultural status and at times, not in a position to protect themselves from gender-based violence. They are considered incapable to decide on their own even in a matter pertaining to their own reproductive choices. The concept of autonomy in healthcare in general has a full-fledged acceptance by the judiciary as it affects the bodily integrity of a person. Likewise, the same idea must be reiterated in the pregnancy decision making, as women are the sole person who undergoes the physical and mental transformation during the process. Women should therefore, have the right to choose when and under what circumstances they should bear a child. So, the interest of the woman is a determinant and she should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. There are various social and ethical factors that pose a hindrance to pregnancy decision making of women in India. Family and social pressure forms the key factor that knocks upon the decision-making capacity of women.
Keywords	reproductive rights, reproductive autonomy, abortion, adoption laws, pregnancy, surrogacy, fundamental right, body.
Field	Sociology
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-07-25
Cite This	Reproductive Autonomy of Women in India: A Socio-legal Analysis - Shraddha Gaikwad - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4572
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4572
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gsh526

View / Download PDF File

E-ISSN 2582-2160

doi

CrossRef DOI is assigned to each research paper published in our journal.

IJFMR DOI prefix is
10.36948/ijfmr

Downloads

Research Paper Format Copyright Permission Form and Undertaking Form Cover Page Vol 6 Isu 6 Cover Page Vol 6 Isu 5 Cover Page Vol 6 Isu 4

All research papers published on this website are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, and all rights belong to their respective authors/researchers.

CC-BY-SA

About IJFMR Fees & Payment Current Issue Publication Archive	Submit Research Paper Track Submission Status Publication Guidelines Publication Ethics Peer Review & Plagiarism	Join as a Reviewer Editors & Reviewers Reviewer Referral Program Get Reviewer Membership Certi.	Website/Journal Policies Usage Policy Content Policies Privacy Policy

Contact Us		+91-9898-5948-55	editor@ijfmr.com

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research

A Widely Indexed Open Access Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Bi-monthly Scholarly International Journal

Reproductive Autonomy of Women in India: A Socio-legal Analysis

Share this