C/S/99. To what extent has the State exerted control over woman's reproductive capacity?

The paper examines how much the state has intervened in issues surrounding women's reproduction. Reproductive rights are defined; the factors behind women's reproduction control are outlined; the international context by which control has been exercised is described using the examples of the pro-life movement and the need for population control. Conclusions are made that on a practical level, individual concerns tend not to be given priority. The emergence of reproductive technologies is considered as the means to further increase state control of women's reproductive rights.