Reproductive and social rights: a feminist perspective

physis Physis: Revista de Saúde Coletiva Physis 0103-7331 1809-4481 IMS-UERJ Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil The authors wish rethink the concept of sexual rights and reproductive rights, with the theoretical intention to think these concepts outside the individualist tradition. They want to read this subject under the concept of social rights. They propose a femirlism reading of this theoretical field. Direitos sexuais e reprodutivos: uma perspectiva feminista* Reproductive and social rights: a feminist perspective Droits sexuells et reproductives: une perspective feministe Sonia CorrêaI; Rosalind PetcheskyII IArquiteta, especialização em antropologia, coordenadora da iniciativa gênero do ffiASE, membro da Comissão Nacional de Desenvolvimento e População IICientista política. professora do Hunter College/CunylNova York, coordenadora do International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group (IRRRAG) RESUMO Neste artigo as autoras problematizam o conceito de direitos sexuais e reprodutivos, de maneira a retirá-Io do campo do pensamento individualista. Propõem, então, a sua releitura segundo a perspectiva dos direitos sociais, anunciando uma abordagem feminista desta questão. Palavras-chave: Direitos sexuais; direitos reprodutivos; feminismo; direitos sociais. ABSTRACT The authors wish rethink the concept of sexual rights and reproductive rights, with the theoretical intention to think these concepts outside the individualist tradition. They want to read this subject under the concept of social rights. They propose a femirlism reading of this theoretical field. Keywords: Sexual rights; reproductive rights; feminism; social rights. RESUMÉ Les auteurs posent en question le eoneept de droits sexuells et reproduetives, pour le déplaeer du ehamp de Ia pensée individualiste. Ils proposent, done, Ia releeture de ee eoneept-Ià par le eoneépt de droits soeiaux, enonçant ainsi une perspeetive feministe là-dessus. Mots-clé: Droits sexuells; droits reproduetives; feminisme; droits soeiaux. Texto completo disponível apenas em PDF. Full text available only in PDF format. Recebido em 10/05/96. 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