Women's bodies, demography, and public health: abortion policy and perspectives in the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century

Demirci, Tuba and Somel, Selçuk Akşin (2008) Women's bodies, demography, and public health: abortion policy and perspectives in the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century. Journal of the History of Sexuality, 17 (3). pp. 377-420. ISSN E-ISSN: 1535-3605 Print ISSN: 1043-4070

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Abstract

This article discusses the anti-abortion policy of the Ottoman state between 1789 and 1908, taking into account legal changes, demographic policies, new sanitary measures and proto-nationalistic agenda of the ruling elite.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Abortion -- Law and legislation -- Turkey -- History -- 19th century. Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Body image in women -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform D History General and Old World > DS Asia R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica K Law > K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence D History General and Old World > DR Balkan Peninsula H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > History Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Social And Political Sciences Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Cultural Studies
Depositing User:	Selçuk Akşin Somel
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2008 11:32
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2022 08:20
URI:	https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/9072

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