Women and Health in Latin America; the Exclusion/Inclusion paradox

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Advocates have long called for universal health care access to address questions of inequality within health systems. Latin America has had
mixed results, on one side countries have made notable progress in expanding health care access during the twenty-first century. And on
the other, countries are significantly behind in ensuring reproductive health systems and have not been able to remedy inequalities of access with marked health inequities, where with wealthier groups continuing to benefit more from expanded services. This panel will explore women’s health in Latin America, while looking at the causes and consequences of this inclusion/exclusion paradox.

Sub Track

• Gender and Feminist Studies

Session Organizers

• Gabriela Alvarez Minte

• Lieta Vivaldi, Goldsmiths, University of London

Individual Presentations

• The marginalization of women’s health in Latin America - Jasmine Gideon, Birkbeck, University of London

• Universal Health Care and Neoliberal Reforms: The Case of Brazil - Marianna V Leite, Birkbeck, University of London

• Conservative Backlashes to Womens Bodily Integrity in Latin America; The Case of Chile - Gabriela Alvarez Minte

• The prohibition of abortion in Chile and strategies of resistance - Lieta Vivaldi, Goldsmiths, University of London