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A History of Family Planning in Twentieth-Century Peru

A History of Family Planning in Twentieth-Century Peru

Necochea López, Raúl

Paperback

Health GeneralSouth American HistoryWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 1469618087
ISBN13: 9781469618081
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Oct 15 2014
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Adding to the burgeoning study of medicine and science in Latin America, this important book offers a comprehensive historical perspective on the highly contentious issues of sexual and reproductive health in an important Andean nation. Raúl Necochea López approaches family planning as a historical phenomenon layered with medical, social, economic, and moral implications. At stake in this complex mix were new notions of individual autonomy, the future of gender relations, and national prosperity.

The implementation of Peru's first family planning programs led to a rapid professionalization of fertility control. Complicating the evolution of associated medical services were the conflicting agendas of ordinary citizens, power brokers from governmental and military sectors, clergy, and international health groups. While family planning promised a greater degree of control over individuals' intimate lives, as well as opportunities for economic improvement through the effective management of birth rates, the success of attempts to regulate fertility was far from assured. Today, Necochea López observes, although the quality of family planning resources in Peru has improved, services remain far from equitably available.

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