title: Reproductive choice in Islam: gender and state in Iran and Tunisia.
abstract: This report examines the extent to which reproductive choice is compatible with Islamic principles. It presents the argument that the impact of Islam on reproductive choice is largely a function of the political context in which gender issues are defined. Indicators of reproductive health in countries of the Middle East are reviewed and the way these relate to constraints on reproductive choice is assessed. The examples of Tunisia and Iran are used to illustrate the way in which Islam is invoked to legitimate conflicting positions concerning women and their reproductive options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Obermeyer
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004522:Educational Status; D028781:Ethical Relativism; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005783:Gender Identity; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011057:Politics; D012098:Reproduction; D012922:Social Change; D012945:Social Values; D028725:Theology; D014416:Tunisia; D016387:Women's Health; D014933:Women's Rights; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data