El derecho a la salud de las mujeres en el Anglo-Caribe: violencia del compañero íntimo, aborto y el Estado

Fauhn Minvielle; Isabel Goicolea

doi:10.14198/fem.2011.18.05

Autores/as

Fauhn Minvielle Umeå University, Suecia
Isabel Goicolea Umeå University, Suecia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/fem.2011.18.05

Palabras clave:

Género, Caribe anglófono, Aborto, Violencia de compañero íntimo, Derechos sexuales y reproductivos, HeRWAI

Resumen

La salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres es un tema clave de salud pública, sin embargo en la región del Caribe son escasas las publicaciones que exploran este tema desde un enfoque de derechos. En este artículo utilizamos el Instrumento de Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument [Evaluación de Derecho a la Salud de las Mujeres] para analizar los planes estratégicos de salud de tres países del Caribe anglófono. Utilizando el género como eje transversal, realizamos un análisis comparativo de estos planes, poniendo énfasis en tres aspectos: la violencia de compañero íntimo, el aborto seguro y los compromisos estatales. Los resultados revelan que los tres países han tomado medidas importantes contra la violencia de compañero íntimo y para mejorar el acceso a aborto seguro; sin embargo la implementación efectiva de estas medidas queda amenazada por el enfoque ambiguo que los estados adoptan en estos temas, por factores socio-culturales, así como por limitaciones presupuestarias y de infraestructura. Los mecanismos de veeduría son escasos e infrautilizados, y queda mucho por hacer para que los gobiernos de estos tres países demuestren un compromiso real con los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres.

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