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"Globally, more than one fourth of all pregnancies are unintended. Emergency contraception can be used after sex to reduce the risk of pregnancy. But despite their safety and efficacy, emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) have sparked controversy worldwide. In examining the journey of ECPs in fourteen countries, this volume explores the ways that a global reproductive health technology both acquires local cultural meaning and encounters similar challenges everywhere it is introduced worldwide. This book's portraits of activism and opposition highlight the range of social, cultural, religious, and political contexts that shape the interpretation of new medical technologies"--
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights, Human reproductive technology, Emergency contraceptives, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Birth control, Emergency medicine, Pregnancy, unwanted, World Health, Reproductive Health, Postcoital Contraceptives, Global Health, Political aspectsShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Emergency contraception: the story of a global reproductive health technology
2012, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
0230102824 9780230102828
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