Scully, Judith A.M.

Maternal Mortality, Population Control, and the War in Women's Wombs: a Bioethical Analysis of Quinacrine Sterilizations

This article examines the bioethical dimensions of the promotion and practice of quinacrine sterilization. The author shows that despite widespread concerns over serious side-effects such as increased risk of cancer and risks of harm to fetuses and infants in instances where the procedure fails, two US advocates of the quinacrine sterilization have led a campaign to distribute and support the use of the procedure in various developing countries and facilities serving low-income women in the United States.

Montréal Principles on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The Montreal Principles, drafted at a meeting of international legal experts, set out the requirements needed to fulfill women's economic, social and cultural rights obligations. The text begins with a discussion of the connections between civil and political and economic, social and cultural rights and the particular implications for women in poverty. The particular elements of women's economic, social and cultural rights are identified with reference to the sources of these rights in international legal instruments.