Our Voices, Our Choices

Feminism and War: Being pregnant in war (2/4)

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Reproductive violence is a targeted strategy in warfare that impacts women and individuals of childbearing age. This includes forced sterilization, forced pregnancy, rape, and the destruction of medical infrastructure. Despite international agreements such as the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Rome Statute, the prosecution of such crimes remains infrequent.

When the bodies of women giving birth become a part of the battlefield in war, it raises significant questions about their safety and rights. To better protect women during childbirth from reproductive violence, we need to address these issues comprehensively. This topic is explored in episode 2.

A podcast with:

  • Anika Flensburg, Head of Advocacy and Press at the Swedish women's rights organisation »Kvinna till Kvinna«
  • Dania Gharaibeh, Head of the Global Gender and Inclusion Unit at CARE International
  • Anja Bezold, midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières

    • Links:

    Kvinna till Kvinna

    CARE International

    Médecins Sans Frontières

    Policy brief from Kvinna till Kvinna on reproductive violence in Gaza

    UN special rapporteur Reem Alsalam on reproductive violence in palestine

    »The Womb as a Weapon in Palestine« from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

    taz article on medical care for pregnant women in Gaza

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