Women and Health - A Question of Control
Keywords:
Physicians, Family, Womens Liberation, Self Esteem.
Abstract
A picture is described of women functioning in a world where men decide and control; where women carry the double burden without having the education or confidence to develop a sense of control over their bodies or their future. GPs are often their first port of call and they are asked to see a woman as a whole person when she enters their consulting rooms, to ensure that she is fully informed about her health, not to reinforce her subordination but to build up her capacity to take control over her body and her life. This seems to be no-one's job. GPs are asked to make it theirs.
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