Reproductive Rights Of Women In India (Special Emphasis On Abortion Laws)
- IJLLR Journal
- Apr 27
- 1 min read
Srinidhi A, (Law Student at VITSOL Chennai)
Dr. Arun D Raj (Asst Prof. at VITSOL Chennai)
ABSTRACT
Reproductive Justice is not just about women but a freedom to every human being of any gender and providing them with sexual autonomy. It advocates for one thing to begin with, the law shall in no way not unduly interfere with the decision of a woman and at the same time has an obligation to fulfill her needs without coercion and with social support1. This deals with the whole idea of how a woman should be let, or to put it in arbitrary words, not be stopped by any statutory or non statutory authority for making a decision about her body for she alone is in control of what she wants for her body. The controversy of whether or not reproductive rights should be fundamental without deprivation and, if a woman can do anything to a being inside the womb in the name of personal autonomy, is the real question at hand which has extraordinarily trapped the legal system with the women at issue. Universally, Reproductive Justice should mean that a person shall have a human right to not have a child, to have a child and, to parent a child in a safe & healthy environment. If this is applied, it would make the process the sole responsibility of the parents or the mother alone and make her the ultimate decision-making authority.
Keywords: Abortion laws, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive rights, Body autonomy, Right to privacy
