Gender 305 Gender and International Human Rights

De: Tamara Gonsalves Students of Gender 305
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  • Gender 305 Human Rights Conversation is a podcast by the University of Victoria Gender 305 students of 2022 and 2023. Topics span Abortion Rights, LGBTQ2S+ rights, gender-based discrimination, and gender-based violence through the lens of human rights. Thank you to Tamara Gonsalves and all the students of Gender 305, who have spent much time and effort to educate and bring these critical topics to the community. Tune in weekly for more conversations on human rights and international human rights developments. Music used in the introduction and outro is the track Wonder by respectful child recorded during CFUV's 2017 Basement Closet Session. https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/track/wonderSession
    © 2024 Tamara Gonsalves, Students of Gender 305
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  • The Canadian Context: Abortion Rights

    The Canadian Context: Abortion Rights
    Aug 14 2024
    This podcast focuses on abortion rights in Canada: what is the history of abortion rights in Canada? Are there any legislated protections in place for individuals wanting/needing an abortion? How accessible are abortions? Also, what are some of the socio-economic impacts/pressures when it comes to getting an abortion? And how have Indigenous peoples been affected by changes in reproductive rights, have they even been considered? These are some of the core questions that we aim to answer in our podcast. Part of our conversation will touch on the debate that exists within discussions of abortion rights, pro-life vs. pro-choice, this division centers around the right a fetus versus the right of the pregnant individual. Finally, we will also draw comparisons between abortion rights in Canada and those in the United States, especially focusing on the actions of individual states following the over turning of Roe v. Wade.The purpose of our podcast is to bring awareness to the fact that since the 1988 ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of R v. Morgentaler, the act of giving or receiving an aboriton has been considered legal by the federal government of Canada. The Court found thatprevious abortion laws that banned or limited access to abortions went against section 7 of theCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the right to life, liberty and security of person (Long,2022). Nevertheless, despite abortions being decriminalized and legal, the right to obtain anabortion has never been enshrined in the Canadian Constitution. It also has not been added to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms thus meaning that there are no protections in place that will ensure the longevity of individuals being able to safely and legally access abortions (ARCC, 1). Some of the main arguments and concepts we are engaging with include the right foreveryone to have access to safe abortions. In clinics, we need to have open, safe spaces forpeople of all genders, socio-economic statuses, religions, and races to have abortions, free from bias or harassment. Canada needs to have these clinics accessible to everyone, including those in rural areas. Canada also needs to have laws that are pro-choice. While abortion is decriminalized, there has been no legislature on abortions since 1988. The Supreme court did not say that there was an inherent right to abortions under the charter of rights, merely that the laws against abortions were hindering women’s rights (Long, 2022). With this comes limited access to abortions and a general sense of uncertainty with the Roe v. Wade overturning in the USA. Canada needs to put in place firm laws that defend a persons right to an abortion. Anotherconcept we will engage with is the fact that certain demographics are disproportionately affected by abortion laws. This partially stems from racism, sexism, classism and prejudice against those who differ from the people in charge. This topic is acutely relevant to our current society with the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade; with a change in leadership Canada could have similar outcomes. It is time that those in charge create laws that protect abortion and a person’s right to choose. Without this, future leaders will have an easier time enforcing abortion bans even though abortion is currently decriminalized in Canada.Finally, we explore the implementation and enforcement of rights by discussing the barriers to abortion in Canada. Due to Canada’s concentrated population along the southern border, (and un-official racist/classist policies), rural communities are often underserved in relation to reproductive healthcare. Geographic locations greatly impact the rhetoric surrounding abortions in Canada. Un-serviced areas usually also lack adequate pregnancy care (Kirby, 2017.)Due to the direct links between socio-economic status and geographic location in Canada, reproductive healthcare is not equally accessible across the country. Through the podcast, we will also juxtapose perceived equal access to reproductive rights in Canada and the reality experienced by Indigenous people. Reproductive healthcare in Canada is upheld on the “legislated and non-legislated policies which aim to control Indigenous women’s reproductive rights” (Clarke, 2021). W discuss the aftermath of the report issued by the United Nations Committee Against Torture that acknowledges coerced and forced sterilization ofIndigenous women in Canada (UN, 2018).References: Possible Sources to direct listeners toAbortion Rights Coalition: Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/abortionrightscoalitioncan/?hl=enAborsh: Podcasthttps://www.vanmag.com/Why-Should-Canadians-Care-About-Roe-v-Wade-This-Podcast-Tackles-Abortion-Rights-North-of-the-BorderAl-Arshani, S. (2022). “A Judge in Brazil Ordered a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Be Removedfrom Her Family and Sent to a Shelter to Prevent Her from Having an Abortion.” Insider,https://www.insider.com/brazil-judge-10-year-old-rape-victim...
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  • Abortion Rights and the Overturn of Roe vs. Wade

    Abortion Rights and the Overturn of Roe vs. Wade
    Aug 7 2024

    This is an extremely important topic because of how many intersections lead to women’s rights. Women still deal with an immense amount of violence and discrimination, and we hope that by examining the monstrosities perpetrated against women in the United States we will bring more awareness to this topic. We also hope that by examining CEDAW, we can propose potential solutions. CEDAW is a brilliant jumping-off place because it has been in formation for so many decades. With this, there is a certain awareness of what works, and what doesn’t in the context of women’s reproductive justice. Specifically, we want to understand why a state would not prescribe to a convention protecting its members, such as CEDAW, and if there is a better way to mandate women’s reproductive rights. This will require us to examine women’s rights intersectionally, and focus on who benefits from them, and who does not. We will attempt to explore solutions, those that involve the United Nations, and those that do not. Our end goal, especially as women living in a state that is boarding a country committing horrific acts of violence against women, is to use our class knowledge of international human rights to shed light on how reproductive injustice in America is affecting women.

    References:

    Catherine A. MacKinnon, Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues (United States of America: Harvard University Press, 2007) at 141. HumanRightsWatch. (2022, June 24). Human rights 101 | episode 11: Why is access to

    abortion a human rights issue? YouTube. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEMtBL0kTwg

    Rachael Johnstone (2006). "Feminist Influences on the United Nations Human Rights Treaty

    Bodies." Human Rights Quarterly, 28(1), 148-185.

    Nussbaum, Marth (2016). “Women’s Progress and Women’s Human Rights.” Human Rights

    Quarterly 38 589–622. https://muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/article/627628/pdf

    The New York Times. (2022, May 24). Tracking the states where abortion is now banned. The

    New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2022, from

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html

    Zwingel, Susanne (2013). "International Feminist Strategies: Strengths and Challenges of the

    Rights-Based Approach." Politics & Gender, 9: 344-351.

    https://www-cambridge-org.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/core/journals/politics-and- gender/article/international-feminist-strategies-strengths-and-challenges-of-the-rightsbased-approach/B251B7BF19E8045AAC3E6CF542E31CCA

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  • Global Access to Abortion and impact of Roe vs. Wade

    Global Access to Abortion and impact of Roe vs. Wade
    Jul 31 2024

    Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United States, the topic of abortion has been present in the minds of many in North America. There has been access to safe abortions for many years and now woman have to worry that their right to safe and legal abortions could be

    taken away at any given time. Banning access to to safe and legal abortions does not mean that

    they are not happening, they are simply occurring under extremely dangerous conditions and

    may be fatal. Sexual and reproductive rights differ greatly among countries which affect the

    safety of women in countries where these services are unavailable or illegal. Should the United

    Nations / International law bodies establish sanctions to ensure the accessibility of sexual and

    reproductive services across the globe as a way to promote the safety of women? Throughout

    this podcast we will attempt to explore the complexities of sexual and reproductive rights across

    the globe through the lens of international human rights and gender. Along with these theories, to better understand the discrepancies among these rights in different countries, we explore the role that religion plays in various countries around the world. As a group, we discuss sexual and reproductive rights with a focus on access to abortion through an international lens while assessing whether or not these rights will ever become universally adopted across the globe. In addition to this, we will discuss the challenges that may prohibit abortion and other sexual and reproductive rights from being adopted in a variety of different countries. Some of these challenges include religion, political stance, medical accessibility, and much more. There are many places around the world where women do not have equal rights to education and occupation formally and far too many countries where women experience vast amounts of discrimination simply due to their gender. Sexual and reproductive rights are just as important to the safety and wellbeing of women as the right to education as access to these rights greatly alters the way in which women live their lives. Although women in some countries have been granted access to legal and safe abortions (primarily wealthy countries), there are far too many countries that heavily restrict access to these services or completely prohibit them. We have chosen to explore sexual and reproductive rights through a gendered, and international perspective to assess the discrepancies of sexual and reproductive rights around the world. A woman living in Canada is no more valuable and deserves no more rights than a woman living in

    the Dominican Republic, for example, where abortions are completely prohibited. It is through

    international human rights that women around the world may be granted the same sexual and

    reproductive freedoms which is why exploring this topic through a gendered and international

    lens will provide insight as to how this possibility may be put into action.


    References:

    Influencing SRHR Law Across Borders - Center for Reproductive Rights

    Roe v. Wade and the Right to Abortion - National Women's Law Center

    International Human Rights and Abortion: Spotlight on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

    The United Nations Declares Abortion a Human Right

    Access to Abortion is a Human Right. (2022, June 24). Human Rights Watch. Retrieved October

    1, 2022, from https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/24/qa-access-abortion-human-right

    MacKinnon, C. A. (2006). Are women human? : and other international dialogues. Belknap

    Press of Harvard University Press.

    UN Women. (2022, June 24). Reproductive rights are women’s rights and human rights.

    https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2022/06/statement-reproductive-rig

    hts-are-womens-rights-and-human-rights

    United Nations. (2014). Reproductive Rights are Human Rights. OCHR.

    https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/NHRIHandbook.pdf
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